[ale] [OT] Dutch Apple Pie recipe

[Michael Barker]

Good things do come out of OT discussions. :-D

On Monday 22 July 2002 11:54 am, James P. Kinney III wrote:
> Dutch Apple pie is one of the "no official recipe" things. Most are of
> the "deep dish" style. The major common factor is lots of cinnamon. A
> favorite of mine, vent cuttings are shaped like penguins to make it
> "list appropriate" is as follows:
>
> 1-1/2 recipes of basic 8' pastry dough
> 2 Tbs lemon juice
> 6 cups peeled, cored, sliced tart apples. (Granny smith)
> 1-1/4 cups plus 2Tbs sugar
> 1/8 tsp salt
> 1/4 tsp nutmeg
> 2tsp cinnamon
> 3 Tbs flour
> 4 Tbs butter at room temp
> 1 cup heavy cream, whipped
>
> Use the lemon juice over the apples during prep to prevent browning. Mix
> 1-1/4 C sugar plus salt, spices and flour, add to apples and lemon
> juice. Spread fruit mix evenly into a 1-1/-2 qt baking dish.
> Dot with butter.
>
> Roll out pastry dough to 1-1/2" overlap for dish top. Use a TUX cutter,
> or steady hand with sharp, moistened knife, to cut 2-3 tux penguins out
> for venting. Press pastry to edge of disk and flute with fork or
> fingers. Use cutout penguins to decorate top crust. Sprinkle with
> remaining sugar. Bake in preheated 450 F oven 10 minutes. Lower heat to
> 350 F for remaining 30 minutes. Serve with whipped cream (or ice cream)
> -----------------------
>
> 8" pastry
>
> 1C plus 2Tbs flour
> 1/3 C shortening
> 1/4 tsp salt
> 2-3 Tbs cold water
>
> Mix flour and salt. Cut in shortening with pastry mixer or two knives.
> Combine only until mix is course and mealy (small "peas" OK). Texture
> will not be uniform. Sprinkle water a bit at a time and mix lightly,
> until pastry hold together in a ball when gently pressed together. Let
> rest in refrigerator for 30 minutes covered in plastic wrap. Makes one
> 8" crust.
>
> ----------------
> Penguin cookie cutters from Letchers. Alas, they are no more. Michaels
> art and craft may have some now.

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