My Moms Old Fashioned Apple Slices
3 lbs tart apples granny smith
1 1/4 cup of sugar
1/4 tesp salt
1/4 cup water
2 Talb corn starch
1 tesp cinnamon
1 cup water
Crust
2 cups flour
1/2 tesp salt
1 tesp lemon juice
1/2 tesp baking powder
3/4 cup crisco solid
2 egg yolks beaten
Glaze
Powdered sugar.
And just enough milk to make it heavy creamy.
And just enough milk to make it heavy creamy.
Prepare Apples
Par and core apples cut into eights.
Bring water, sugar, cinnamon and salt to boil in medium sauce pan
cook slowly 10 minutes.
Add apples cook slowly another 5 minutes stirring gently.
For Crust
Cut shortening into flour
add to mix,
add to mix,
egg yolks,
lemon juice and water 3/to 4 Tablespoons full
lemon juice and water 3/to 4 Tablespoons full
mix lightly.
divide dough in half roll out on flowered board.
place bottom layer of dough in 9/by 13 pan
add cooked apples
place second layer of rolled out dough on top seal edges.
pierce top with fork to make air vents.
Bake 450 degrees for 20 minutes
than reduce heat to 350 for 30 minutes longer.
After removing from over allow to cool befor drizzling on glaze.
Cashew Butter Brittle
1 cup cashews, split
1 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup water
3/4 cup butter or margarine
2 tablespoons corn syrup
Rub most of the salt off of salted cashews. Split cashews in half.
Combine sugar, corn syrup, water and butter in a saucepan. Cook and stir until mixture begins to thicken (267 degrees F or 130 degrees C). Add nuts. Continue cooking and stirring until it forms a hard brittle ball in cold water (302 degrees F or 150 degrees C). Pour onto buttered baking sheets. Spread thin. When cool, break apart.
Diane Louise
