Apple Pie to Die for!

Ingredients

• ½ cup butter
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• ¼ cup water
• ½ cup white sugar
• ½ cup packed brown sugar
• 8 medium Granny Smith apples -peeled, cored and sliced 

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 425F (220C). 
2. Melt the butter. 
3. Stir in flour to form a paste. 
4. Add water and both sugar 
5. bring to a boil. 
6. Reduce temperature and let simmer.
7. Fill bottom crush in pie dish with apples 
8. Cover with a lattice work crust. 
9. Pour the sugar and butter liquid over the crust slowly. 
10. Bake 15 minutes in the preheated oven. 
11. Reduce the temperature to350F (175C). Continue baking for 35 to 45.

Recipe taken from Apple Pie by Grandma Ople on Allrecipes.com 

Pie Crust

Ingredients

• 1¼ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tbsp. sugar
• ¼ tsp. salt
• 8 tbsp. cold, unsalted butter, cut into small pieces (I like to freeze)
• 3 tbsp. very cold water (ice water)

Directions

1. Combine the flour, sugar and salt in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment.  
2. Mix briefly to blend.  
3. Add in the frozen butter pieces and mix ountil the mixture is crumbly
4. Slow mix in the cold water on low (not too long)
5. You can either refrigerate and roll out, or press into a pie pan.

Recipe from Every Day Annie

Äppelkaka - Swedish Apple Cake

This recipe is a family favorite on both sides of the pond. Commonly requested for both Thanksgiving & Jul Afton, this is a great recipe for apple lovers.

Ingredients
6 medelstora äpple (6 Medium Apples)
150 g smör (10.5 Tablespoons Butter)
3 dl vetemjöl (1 1/4 cup flour)
kanel 1-2 tsk (1-2 teaspoons cinnamon)
socker 0,5 - 1 dl beroende på hur söta äpplena är (between 1/4 and 1/2 cups sugar depending on how sweet the apples are)

Directions
1. Skala och skiva äpplena lägg i en ugnsfast form (Peel and slice the apples. Lay them in a baking dish)

2. Blanda socker och kanel och strö över äpplena (mix the sugar and the cinnamon. Sprinkle over the apples)

3. Hacka samman smör och mjöl till en smulig deg och strö den jämnt över äpplena. (Mix the butter and flour to make dough. Crumble over the apples)

4. Grädda i ugnen i C 225 grader till äpplena är mjuka och pajen fått fin färg. (Cook at 425 degrees F until the apples are soft and the dough has a light brown color)

Denna äppelpaj åt vi på Thanksgiving 2009 hos B&B. (Carin & Gitan made this apple pie for Thanksgiving 2009 at Brittany & Benny's home).