“Brown Bag” French Apple Pie
November 1st, 2005Here’s a free dessert recipe for your cooking pleasure…
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cups shortening
5 tablespoons ICE water
8 cups apples [peeled & sliced]
1/4 cup granulated sugar
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp nutmeg, ground
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 tsp cinnamon, ground
Topping:
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup butter
1 large paper bag
Vanilla ice cream
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. To make the pie, combine the first measure of flour, salt and shortening using a pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs, then stir in the water a little at a time, using a fork, and form the dough into a ball. Roll out the pastry dough on a lightly floured board. Roll to an 11″ or 12″ diameter and fit into a 9″ pie pan fluting the edges.
Next, combine the sugar, the second measure of flour, the cinnamon, the nutmeg and the lemon juice in a large bowl then toss the apple slices in the mixture and arrange them in the pie crust.
To make the topping: 4) Combine the sugar and flour in a bowl and cut in the butter using a pastry cutter then sprinkle the topping over the apple filling. Place the pie in the LARGE paper bag and place the paper bag on a baking sheet and loosely fold the open end of the bag under. Bake until the apples are tender (50-60 minutes). Carefully remove the pie from the bag ~ CAUTION: WATCH OUT FOR THE STEAM COMING OUT OF THE BAG!
Serve warm with generous portions of vanilla ice cream.
Hope you enjoy this great dessert recipe!








