Monday, November 10, 2008

Grandma's Dutch Apple Pie


1 qt. peeled, sliced tart apples
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
Single pastry shell

Topping:
3/4 cup flour
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 cup butter

Mix apples, sugar and spices. Blend flour, cinnamon for topping, brown sugar, and butter, mixing to coarse crumbs. (Mine always ends up like more of a paste for some reason but it still is DELICIOUS!!) Place apples in pastry shell and sprinkle with crumb mixture. Bake in preheated 425 degree oven for 45 minutes.

This is my FAVORITE pie!!! Even my brother-in-law that doesn't like apple pie loves this pie! It's the best!

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Beef Pot Pie

Dinner took 2 seconds to make tonight! Sunday night we eat dinner at my mom's house and this time she sent us home with the roast, mashed potatoes, carrots, and gravy that was left over. I had a couple of already made refrigerator pie crusts (so yummy and so much better than cleaning up the mess after making pie crust) so I decided to make a beef pot pie with all of it. First the pie crust in the bottom of the pie pan (I have one that is quite deep like 2 inches and it worked perfectly. It looks like one from Pampered Chef but it's just a knock off) then I spread the mashed potatoes on the bottom. Next came the carrots, then the roast cut up into bite size pieces, then the gravy, and finally the top crust. I baked it at 450 until the crust was done and everything was warm. So easy and so delicious! Sorry no picture! By the time I thought to take a picture it wasn't very pretty!