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Posted on October 27, 2009

Apple Pie!
I love apple pie. I love apples period. There are so many things you can do with an apple. Growing up we had numerous apple trees and I loved it when they were ripe for the picking. I knew there was going to be fried apples for breakfast, caramel sauce for dipping, and homemade apple pie. It was also a reminder that the Apple Festival was around the corner and that was the big thing to do in Jackson County Ohio!! Oh how I miss those Apple Festival Days. We even got out of school for a day for the Apple Festival! Yep, it was that important to us southern Ohio folks.

So a few weeks ago I made a spontaneous trip to Eckerts and came home and made a pie. There was about 20 other things I could have been doing, but when the urge hits, GO FOR IT! It was little Andy’s first trip out on the tractor, he loved every minute of it. And he was a pro when it came to picking out the perfect apples. I just had to be careful letting him place them in the bag, he likes to throw. It was a great time and I am glad I remembered to bring my point and shoot that day, or else these moments wouldn’t have been captured.

When I got home Stephanie, my hubby and I peeled and chopped enough apples for a deep dish apple pie. It was delightful. The boys of course were tickled to see a train was on their pie.

I am the queen of using a recipe and making my own adjustments. So here is what I used:
Apple Filling:
12 large cooking apples, peeled, cored, and cut
¾ – 1 cup(s) sugar
¼ cup brown sugar
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
small fresh lemon juice
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Placed apples, in bowl, squeezed lemon and tossed. Then added sugars, flour and cinnamon. I was throwing it together, next time I think I will mix all the dry ingredients together before putting it with the apples. I used a Pillsbury pie crust. I cooked it at 400 degrees for 1 hour and 20 minutes. I made a foil tent for the pie and the last 20 minutes of backing I took it off so the crust could get golden. It was YUMMY!! And you know, I forgot how easy it is to make an apple pie.

Enjoy and thanks for stopping by!!