Sunday, November 18, 2007

Apple Pie

I think I got this recipe off of AllRecipe.com a long time ago but its been so long I can't remember. When I studied abroad in England, I attended Lancaster University, a school about 3 hours north of London. My flatmates and I got together and made a Thanksgiving feast for our friends and so I wanted to make pie and this was the recipe I used.

6-7 Granny smith apples, sliced
2 pie crusts (I have not delved into dough making so I buy the pre-made ones from the store)

Place crust in pie dish and press down firmly so it covers dish. Layer apples in dish. Slice other pie crust into strips about 1/2 inch wide. Using these strips create lattice top; it may sound complicated but its not so bad. You just line every other strip across your pie top vertically. Then with the strips remaining you weave them over and under horizontally across the vertical ones. Pinch edges so that strip ends are connected to the rest of the edges of the pie crust.

The following ingredients are for the sauce:
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
1/3 cup of butter (unsalted)
1 tablespoon of flour
1/3 cup of water

In a small pot on low heat, add all ingredients and mix till combined. It should have a consistency of a thick a sauce, like syrup. Once combined, take off heat and pour into pie. The sauce should be able to enter the pie between the lattice top and any sauce that gets onto the crust will make a lovely glaze look. Bake for about 35 minutes; crust should be golden brown.

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