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Feedyum!
A blog about food
Welcome April!
vol. 11
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Molly—my older sister, 6 years my senior—always refered to herself as the "Queen of Everything"; while I got the title "The Princess of Quite A Lot". Growing up I thought it was awesome to be a princess. I mention this because Molly has been on my mind often lately because she just had my new nephew—Sweet Baby James—and her birthday is the first week of April. I happen to know a LOT of people that are either Aries and Taurus—my brother, cousins, and many friends—and birthdays are a reason for cake and pie. A beautiful thing, in my mind and something I am always ready to jump up and make for the occasion. The Cake Doctor is a book I have, highly recommend, and will let you borrow if you don’t have the time to make a cake. But check out the following recipes for some of my favorites—an easy apple pie—and the best cheesecake ever. So happy birthday Molly—and all the April babies—I hope you are enjoying being the "Queen of Everything".
Easy Apple Pie
People swear you need to make your own crust—and prebake the apples. Two things that take time and I can’t tell the difference in the end result. So go grab some Pillsbury pie crusts and this yummy pie can be whipped up in about 10 minutes plus baking time. I get rave reviews every time. Cooks note: change it up by making a pear pie or using different apples (I like Rome Beautys, Wynsaps, or Cortlands mixed with a granny or two).
6 large apples; peeled, cored, and chopped or sliced
Unbaked pastry for two crust pie
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 tablespoon flour
½ cup sugar
½ cup brown sugar
¾ teaspoon cinnamon
¾ teaspoon ginger
¾ teaspoon nutmeg
dash of salt
3 tablespoon butter or margarine
Tip: Place a cookie sheet under your pie as the apples and sugars will combine and can boil over.
Place apples in unbaked pie shell. Sprinkle lemon juice over apples. Mix flour, sugars, and spices. Sprinkle flour mixture over apples. Dot with butter. Cover pie with top crust. Make cuts to look pretty and vent. Bake at 450 for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 and bake for another 45 minutes.
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I am FAMOUS. Please tell your readers that I will sign printed copies of this blog entry on my next visit to SUN (which will be while I'm on maternity leave so Sweet Baby James can meet Auntie Lil.) Gotta come clean- the QOE and POQAL are actually Mary Englebreit inventions, I think. Still, I am thrilled to get a mention in Yum, as is SBJ. Also thrilled that you didn't totally out my ever-advancing age. (Hopefully your readers are as good at math as me. Which brings me to the math at the end of this entry--- I stink at math! I had to try multiple times and get a calculator just to post!)
Re: the cheesecake- as you are well aware, Mom only makes them for the ones she loves the most. I usually get a cookie cake. From the store. Kidding- this cheesecake is amazing, but not my personal favorite dessert, so Mom makes it for my husband. She just wouldn't do it until we were actually married, "Molly, it's a lot of work- I only do it for family." Me, "Mother- we are ENGAGED." He got one the next year- after the wedding.
I now get preferential cheesecake privileges. I think it worked out.