"Brown Bag" French Apple Pie Recipe
Servings: 1
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 c. All-Purpose Flour
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1/2 c. Shortening
- 5 Tbsp. ICE Water
- 8 c. Apples [peeled & sliced]
- 1/4 c. Granulated Sugar
- 2 Tbsp. All-Purpose Flour
- 1/2 tsp Nutmeg, Grnd
- 2 Tbsp. Lemon Juice
- 1 tsp Cinnamon, Grnd
- 1/2 c. Granulated Sugar
- 1/2 c. All-Purpose Flour
- 1/3 c. Butter
- 1 lrg Paper Bag Vanilla Ice Cream
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
- To make the pie:
- 1. Combine the first measure of flour, salt and shortening using a pastry blender till the mix resembles coarse crumbs, then stir in the water a little at a time, using a fork, and form the dough into a ball.
- 2. Roll out the pastry dough on a lightly floured board. Roll to an 11" or possibly 12" diameter and fit into a 9" pie pan fluting the edges.
- 3. Combine the sugar, the second measure of flour, the cinnamon, the nutmeg and the lemon juice in a large bowl then toss the apple slices in the mix and arrange them in the pie crust.
- To make the topping:
- 4. Combine the sugar and flour in a bowl and cut in the butter using a pastry cutter then sprinkle the topping over the apple filling.
- 5. Place the pie in the LARGE paper bag and place the paper bag on a baking sheet and loosely fold the open end of the bag under. Bake till the apples are tender (50-60 min).
- 6. Carefully remove the pie from the bag CAUTION: WATCH OUT FOR THE STEAM COMING OUT OF THE BAG!
- 7. Serve hot with generous portions of vanilla ice cream.
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