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windchymes -> RE: Apple pie filling recipe needed (12/24/2009 1:44:47 PM)
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Well Arpig, no one made better apple pies than my ex-stepmother, lol. She didn't really make a "filling" per se, like the stuff that comes in cans, she just peeled and sliced the apples (MacIntosh and Rome are best....I think) into thin slices, dumped them in the pie crust shell and smoothed them out with her hands, in layers. A layer of apples, using about 1/2 of them, sprinkle sugar generously over top, maybe 1/4 to 1/3 cup over the layer, as well as cinnamon. Cut thin slices of cold butter and dot it around the layer, too, maybe 10-12 slices. It's kind of a "to taste" thing. Then another layer of apples, the sugar and more cinnamon and the butter dots. I like a little nutmeg in mine, too.
Then do the top crust as you usually do.
Sorry this isn't more precise, but they never used a recipe and neither did I, but the pie was awesome. Use your own judgement, if it looks like it needs more sugar or butter, add more. Also, my stepmom's pie crust was to die for, it literally dissolved in your mouth. She didn't use Crisco, however,she used pure lard, lol. Best pie crust ever! Good luck!
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