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Apple Pie

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Apple Pie
Ingredients
  1. 1/4 cup apple juice
  2. 1/2 cup brown sugar
  3. 4 tbsp light butter (stick or tub) at room temperature
  4. 4 Gala or Granny Smith or Honey Crisp apples, peeled, cored and sliced
  5. 2 tbsp cornstarch
  6. 2 refrigerated ready-made piecrusts
  7. 1 tsp cinnamon
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Combine apple juice, sugar, and butter in a bowl. Add apples and cornstarch. Place one piecrust in a 9" pie pan and fill with mixture. Slice the second piecrust into eight 1/2-inch-thick strips and drape over filled pie shell in a crisscross pattern; pinch edges to fasten to bottom crust. Bake 55 minutes or until golden brown. Sprinkle top with cinnamon.
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Pie Crust

Pie Crust
Ingredients
  1. 2 1/2 cups flour
  2. 1 teaspoon salt
  3. 1 teaspoon sugar
  4. 1 cup (2 sticks) very cold butter, cubed or cut into small pieces
  5. 6 to 8 tablespoons ice cold water
  6. Optional: Egg wash (1 egg whisked with 1 tablespoon water or milk)
Instructions
  1. Makes two 9-inch piecrusts or 12 to 15 Jr. Pie piecrust rounds
  2. A few simple tips will help you make a wonderful butter crust. Make sure the ingredients are very cold. you can even chill the flour! Also, make sure not to overwork the dough, that's really the key.
  3. 1 In a large bowl or mixer, combine the flour, salt, and sugar. Add the butter pieces and cut them into the flour mixture, working until you have big crumbs (see Tip). Add ice cold water, 1 tablespoon at a time, and mix in until the dough holds together.
  4. 2 Divide the dough into 2 mounds. Wrap each mound in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 45 minutes to overnight. Let the dough stand for at least 15 minutes before rolling it out.
  5. 3 Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface or between 2 pieces of parchment or wax paper, then place the rolled-out dough in the pie pan and press into place.
  6. 4 For pies with tops, brush a little water on the edges of the bottom crust before adding the top crust and crimp the edges of the top and bottom crusts together with your fingers to seal them all around the pie. You can use your fingers, thumb, fork, or the back of a teaspoon to add a design along the ridges. Also, gently lift the edges from the pan a bit (it helps make it easier to cut and serve slices of the baked pie later on). Make little slits in the top crust to allow steam to escape (and add a decorative charm!). Another fun flourish is to add to the top crust little pieces of scrap dough cut out in shapes such as flowers or leaves. Brush the top crust with an egg wash, place on the decorative bits, and sprinkle with sanding sugar (or regular sugar) for a sparkly top.
  7. Tip: What's best to use to cut the butter into the flour?
  8. You can use two butter knives or a fork, or pulse gently with your mixer, or use your fingers. If you want to get a fun and fancy tool, get a pastry blender, also called a pastry cutter. It's a handheld tool, kind of like a potato masher for pastry dough! Whatever you use, I recommend chilling the utensil in the freezer first, so it's nice and cold! It is important that the butter stays as cold as possible, so if you use your fingers, be careful not to warm the butter too much with your hands.
Notes
  1. I'm thinking the one in better homes and gardens is better than this one.
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Peach Pie

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Peach Pie
Ingredients
  1. pie dough for two crusts (upper & lower)
  2. 5 to 6 cups peeled and sliced fresh peaches (see tip). One medium peach is about 1 cup.
  3. 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  4. 1/2 cup dark brown sugar, or as desired
  5. 1/4 cup sugar
  6. 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon, nutmeg, or cardamom, optional
  7. 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, optional
  8. 3 tablespoons cornstarch, potato starch, or flour
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 350u00b0F.
  2. In a large bowl, toss the peaches with the lemon juice, sugars (& spices and/or vanilla, as desired). Let sit for an hour or 6.
  3. Roll out the pie dough and place the bottom crust in the pie pan.
  4. Add the thickener of your choice and stir to coat the peaches.
  5. Pour the peaches into the piecrust.
  6. Add the top crust and make slits for the steam to escape.
  7. Bake for 35 to 45 minutes, or until the crust is golden brown and the filling is bubbling. You might need to carefully broil for a few minutes to get that perfect golden brown.
Notes
  1. You can peel the peaches as they are, or blanch them in hot water for 30 to 40 seconds, then put them in a bowl of cold water to cool before peeling.
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