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A different kind of apple pie

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This past fall, I had an urge to make an apple pie, and bought 2 lbs of honeycrisp apples. Then I was surprised with a last minute trip to the UMass experimental apple orchard. I was inundated with apples. This apple pie was wonderfully light, and the cornstarch helped to form a lovely thick applesauce at the bottom. Next year, I will have to try it with a whole wheat crust. Ingredients 1 frozen 9" pie crust 1 1/2 pounds (907 g) Honeycrisp apples, peeled 1/4 cup (50 g) granulated sugar 1/4 cup (53 g) dark brown sugar 1 1/2 tablespoon (10 g) cornstarch 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt 2 tablespoons (28 g) unsalted butter, melted 1 1/2 tablespoon (32 g) cider Directions Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Bake the frozen crust on the bottom rack just until the edges barely begin to turn golden, 15-20 minutes. Let cool completely. Use a sharp knife to quarter the apples, then I core...

Midnight Apple Pie

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The Scenario: It's midnight . I don't want to do homework. There are four large apples staring at me across the room in my lovely fruit bowl. There are pre-made pie crusts in the fridge. I am going grocery shopping tomorrow. I need to clear out the fridge before I go...  Darn, I guess that means I'm making pie .  (And in case you're wondering, it's supposed to be a flower.) Ingredients 1 Premade Double Crust Pie Pastry 6 Cups Of Fresh Skinless Chopped Green Apples 1 Cup Of White Superfine Sugar 2 Tablespoons Of Real Softened Unsalted Butter 2 Tablespoons Of White All Purpose Baking Flour 1/4 Teaspoon Of Freshly Ground Nutmeg 1/8 Teaspoon Of Fine Ground Table Salt 1 Teaspoon Of Freshly Ground Cinnamon Instructions Preheat your oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit, or 225 degrees Celsius. Take out a nine inch pie dish, and carefully add into it the bottom crust pastry layer. Next take out a small mixing bowl, and sift together the white superfine sugar, white all purpose...