Tomorrow, January 23, is National Pie Day and two days after our Presidential inauguration. What could be more timely and patriotic than an All American Apple Pie to celebrate this significant food holiday?
All-American Apple Pie
Prep time: 30 minutes; cooking time: 35 minutes
Ingredients:
Double Crust Classic Crisco Pie Crust
- 6 medium Granny Smith apples
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons Pillsbury BEST® All Purpose Flour
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 large egg white, lightly beaten
Decorative Crust
- Single Crust Classic Crisco Pie Crust
- 1 large egg white, lightly beaten
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon sugar
Directions:
1. PREPARE recipe for double crust pie. Roll out dough for bottom crust. Place in 9-inch pie plate. Press to fit without stretching dough. Trim even with pie plate. Do not bake.
2. HEAT oven to 400ºF.
3. PEEL, core and slice apples. Toss with sugar, flour and cinnamon. Pour into unbaked pie crust; dot with butter. Cover with top crust; seal and flute edge. Brush with egg white. Cut slits for steam to escape.
4. ROLL additional crust to 1/8-inch thickness. With small 1/2-inch star cookie cutter, cut 20 to 25 stars. Place 1 star on rim of top crust; brush with egg white. Repeat until rim is covered.
5. COMBINE cinnamon and sugar; sprinkle over crust. Bake 30 to 40 minutes, until pie is golden brown and apples are tender.
Recipe courtesy of Crisco.
From Crisco here are some trivial tidbits on pie history and how integral pie is to our American culture:
- Before pie was America’s favorite dessert, fruit pies were commonly eaten as part of breakfast in the 19th century
- The term, “as American as apple pie” traces back to 14th century England. The Pilgrims brought their pie-making skills, along with the apple seeds to America. As the popularity of apple pie spread throughout the nation, the phrase grew to symbolize American prosperity.
- The term “upper crust” refers to early America when the economy was difficult and supplies were hard to come by. Only affluent households could afford ingredients for both the upper and lower crusts of a pie; thus, the term “upper crust” was born.
Be sure to visit the Crisco Pie Hotline where Crisco is serving up expert pie making advice, recipes and troubleshooting techniques to ensure homemade pie perfection. Pie experts can be reached live Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. ET by calling 1-877-FOR PIE TIPS (877-367-7438) to answer some of the most common pie-baking questions.
Aspiring pie pros and kitchen connoisseurs can also visit Pie Central at Crisco.com for recipes, visual demonstrations and helpful hints. For more delicious pie, tart and cobbler recipes, visit Crisco.com/recipes.
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