My grandma's no-fail pie dough recipe:
5 cups flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 lb. of Tenderflake lard
1 egg
milk
1 tbsp. vinegar
Mix together the flour, salt and b. powder. Cut up the lard and add it, mixing until it resembles course crumbs. Crack an egg into a measuring cup and beat it with a fork. Add milk until it comes to 1 cup. Add vinegar, beat and add to flour mixture, mixing well.
Now for the pies.
Wash your apples (I picked mine from my Goodland tree in my backyard.)
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Peel and core them, cutting them into bite size pieces. I put them in salted water so they don't get too brown.
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Roll out your pastry and put in the bottom of a pie plate.
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Add apples.
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Mix together 1/2 cup of white sugar and 1/2 tsp. of cinnamon. Pour over apples. Dot with butter.
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Roll out more pastry, cut some vents into it and cover the apples. Flute the edges.
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Sage asked if she could take a picture of me, baking pies.
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Put it in the oven and bake at 450 degrees F for 10 minutes, then at 350 degrees F for 35 to 40 minutes.
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(I made 15 of these today. :)
Four will go to the kids' teachers and 10 will go in my freezer.
And the last one will be enjoyed by our family this evening.)
Thanks for looking!
7 comments:
Wow, those pies look amazing! Thanks for the recipe! How nice to have a freezer full of apple pie already and it's only September!
15!? wow that is amazing. they are gorgeous and i am def writing that down b/c i am a terrible baker.
i have to laugh b/c most of my grandmother's recipes have lard in them ")
I want to bake some just so my house will smell heavenly- your photos are lovely too ♥
sounds yummy!!! beautiful photography!
Seeeeeeeeriously??? Wow!!!! You are my hero. My hubby would fall over if I just made hime ONE apple pie. That's all he ever wants for his birthday. LOL It seems so hard to me! Your photos are beautiful and very inspirational!
I must remember to NOT let my husband see this post!! hahaha...i would be in for it!
You are amazing Leigh! Congrats on the energy boost!
:)
That is a lot of pies for one day!! How generous of you to share one with each teacher. I know what a huge treat that would be at this time of year. I hope you have a great year subbing too!
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