Toms Moms Apple Pie Recipes

MOM'S APPLE PIE I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (225 degrees C). Fit bottom crust into a 9 inch pie plate.
• In a small bowl, mix together sugar, flour, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Place sliced apples in a large bowl and sprinkle with sugar mixture. Toss until apples are thoroughly coated. Spoon apples into pan.
• Dot apples with butter or margarine, then sprinkle with whiskey. Cover with top crust. Seal edges and cut steam vents in top.
• Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes. Lower temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and bake an additional 40 minutes. Serve warm.

MOM'S APPLE PIE II

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (230 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, mix white flour, whole wheat flour, baking powder and salt. Stir in oil and milk all at once with a fork. When mixture forms a ball, divide into 2 pieces. Roll out, one half at a time between two pieces of waxed paper. Line a 9 inch pie pan with one half.
• In a large bowl, combine apples, lemon juice, sugar and cinnamon. Mix well and pour into pie crust; dot with butter. Cover with top crust. Seal and crimp edges, and cut slits in the top for steam to escape.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes, then lower oven temperature to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Continue to bake for another 30 minutes or until apples are soft.

MOM'S HARVEST APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• In a large bowl, combine the sliced apples, orange zest, cranberries, raisins, walnuts, flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg and mix well. Roll out the bottom dough and place it into a 9-inch pan, leaving 1-inch of pie dough hanging over. Pour the pie filling into the crust. Roll out the top dough and cut it with a scalloped pastry wheel into 15 strips. Gently twist the strips 2 or 3 times, beginning with the longest ones, and place them on top of the pie, working outward and in various angles. Gently fold the bottom crust up over the edge of the pie and flute the edges with your fingertips. With a pastry brush, gently brush the half-and-half over the entire top crust and edges and then sprinkle generously with sugar.
• Bake until apples are cooked, about 45 to 50 minutes. (You can check the apples with a fork to make sure they are tender). Remove to a rack to cool. Serve warm or at room temperature.

MOMS SHEET APPLE PIE

Steps:

• For crust, mix dry ingredients and Crisco until it resembles small peas.
• Add beaten egg and milk.
• Roll out with flour 2 crusts (top and bottom) to fit a large cookie sheet.
• Combine all filling ingredients.
• Lay bottom crust in cookie sheet do not press down, and pour filling over crust.
• Dot pie with margarine (approximately 1/4 cup).
• Lay top crust over all. Cut edges to fit and do not crimp edges.
• Brush top crust with egg white mixed with 1/4 cup milk. Do not make steam slits.
• Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

MOM'S BEST APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Peel, core, and pare apples.
• Mix all dry ingredients.
• Spread 1/3 of apples, followed by 1/3 of sugar mixture into the bottom of prepared unbaked 9in pie crust, repeat twice.
• Top with pats of butter, and cover with top pie crust. Cut star shape (an X) into center of crust, slightly pull back dough.
• Mix cream with vanilla, pour slowly into opening of crust.
• Place on cookie sheet, and bake at 400 for 50 minutes, or until crust is golden brown and juices are bubbling.

MOMS APPLE PIE (MAKES 2)

Steps:

• Peel, core and slice apples. Pieces should be nickel to quarter size, no thicker then 1/4 inch.
• In a bowl mix, dry pudding mix, cornstarch, flour, cinnamon and 3/8 cup sugar.
• Pour dry mix over apples and mix until evenly distributed.
• Divide apples and fill shells. Mound up so apples are 2-3 inches above rim of pan. (Depending on the apple size you may have some left over)
• Put 2 teaspoons butter on top of apples in three or four pieces.
• Loosen the remaining crusts and invert pans on top of the pies. Work slowly so you don't tear the crust. Flute edges with fingers. (If you want to decorate as shown, use the crust you cut off after you flute edges. Since I usually make these in the fall I put acorns, pumpkins, grape vines and leaves on them.)(See Picture.)
• Cut 3-4 slits in crust. (1 inch each)
• Mix the egg white and the two tablespoons of water. Brush entire crust with egg white mixture.
• Sprinkle each crust with 1 Tablespoon of sugar.
• Bake in 375 degree oven for 40 to 45 minutes. Pie will be golden. Enjoy.

MOM'S FLAT APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Mix ingredients for crust (which are the first 4 ingredients on the list).
• Roll out half of the dough to fit a cookie sheet.
• Sprinkle with Corn Flakes.
• Place sliced apples on top of Corn Flakes.
• Mix sugar and cinnamon and sprinkle on top of apples. Dot with butter.
• Add top crust to cover.
• Beat egg white and sugar and brush on top of pie. Cut a few slits in the top of the pie crust.
• Bake at 425 degrees F for 25-30 mintues.
• Mix powered sugar, vanilla and enough milk to make a thin frosting. Drizzle over hot pie.