Neiman Marcus 50 Apple Pie Its That Good Recipes

NEIMAN MARCUS CAKE I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease one 13x9 inch baking pan.
• Combine the chocolate cake mix, 1 of the eggs, and the butter or margarine and mix until smooth. Pat mixture into the prepared pan. Sprinkle the semi sweet chocolate chips and the chopped nuts evenly over the cake.
• Mix together the confectioner's sugar, cream cheese, and the remaining 2 eggs until well blended. Pour over the semi-sweet chocolate chips and the chopped nuts.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for about 40 minutes. Let cake cool a little before cutting. Serve warm or cooled.

NEIMAN MARCUS CAKE II

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease one 13x9 inch baking pan.
• Combine the yellow cake mix, 2 of the eggs, and the butter or margarine mix well. The batter should be stiff. Spread the batter into the prepared pan.
• Combine the cream cheese, confectioners' sugar and the remaining 2 eggs. Mix well and pour over the top of the cake batter.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 35 minutes.

NEIMAN MARCUS $50 APPLE PIE... IT'S THAT GOOD!

Steps:

• To prepare the crust:.
• Place the flour, chilled butter, shortening and salt in a food processor. Process just until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• With the machine running, add enough ice water through the feed tube for the dough to begin to form a ball.
• Wrap the dough in plastic wap or wax paper and refrigerate
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
• Divide the pastry dough in half.
• Roll out one-half into a 12-inch circle on a lightly floured surface.
• Line a 10-inch pie plate wirh the dough and trim the edge
• Prepare the filling:.
• Place the apples in a lare mixing bowl and toss with the sugar, flour, salt, cream and cinnamon [or 1 tsp cardamom or dash of angostura bitters].
• Mound the filling in the pie shell.
• Roll out the remaining dough 1/8 inch thick.
• Cover the pie with the top crust, pressing firmly to seal the edge, and crimp the edge decoratively.
• Make several small steam vent slashes in he top crust. Brush the crust with a little milk to ensure a shiny crust.
• Place the pie on a baking sheet to catch any drippings while baking.
• Bake the pie until the crust is golden brown and the filling is bubbling, 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 hours. If the crust seems to be getting too brown, cover it loosely with foil and continue baking.
• Cool the pie overnight
• Serve at room temperature with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream, if desired.
• Serves 8-12.