Friday, September 14, 2012
Recipes for Whole-Wheat Pie Crust and Apple Pies - Perfect For Dessert Any Day
Apples
Fall seems to always make us think of Apple Pie and why not! With apples in the grocery stores, Farmers Markets, Roadside Stands, etc, it is hard not to think of apple pie! This article has a recipe for a Crunchy Whole-Wheat Pastry and one for the ever popular Apple Pie. The pastry recipe is for a one crust pie and is a good one to have in your recipe files. You may or may not wish to use it with the Crunchy Topped Apple Pie Recipe.
CRUNCHY WHOLE-WHEAT PASTRY
3/4 cup whole-wheat flour
1/2 cup regular oats, raw
1 tbsp sugar
1 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 cup butter, melted
2 tbsp cold water
nonstick cooking spray
In a small mixing bowl combine the flour, oats, sugar, and cinnamon. Combine the butter and water; sprinkle over the flour/oat mixture, mixing together with a fork.
Spray a 9-inch pie plate with the nonstick cooking spray. Flour hands then use to press the mixture onto the bottom and sides of the sprayed pie plate.
Bake shell for approximately 15 minutes or until golden in a 450 degree oven.
Allow shell to cool before adding pie filling!
CRUNCHY TOPPED APPLE PIE
pastry for a 1 crust pie
TOPPING:
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
2 tbsp whole-wheat flour
1/2 packed cup brown sugar
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 cup cold butter, cut into small pieces
Mix the flours, sugars, and cinnamon together in a medium bowl. Cut in the butter using your fingers or a pastry blender, until the mixture forms moist, coarse, crumbs that clump together easily. Set aside.
Fall seems to always make us think of Apple Pie and why not! With apples in the grocery stores, Farmers Markets, Roadside Stands, etc, it is hard not to think of apple pie! This article has a recipe for a Crunchy Whole-Wheat Pastry and one for the ever popular Apple Pie. The pastry recipe is for a one crust pie and is a good one to have in your recipe files. You may or may not wish to use it with the Crunchy Topped Apple Pie Recipe.
CRUNCHY WHOLE-WHEAT PASTRY
3/4 cup whole-wheat flour
1/2 cup regular oats, raw
1 tbsp sugar
1 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 cup butter, melted
2 tbsp cold water
nonstick cooking spray
In a small mixing bowl combine the flour, oats, sugar, and cinnamon. Combine the butter and water; sprinkle over the flour/oat mixture, mixing together with a fork.
Spray a 9-inch pie plate with the nonstick cooking spray. Flour hands then use to press the mixture onto the bottom and sides of the sprayed pie plate.
Bake shell for approximately 15 minutes or until golden in a 450 degree oven.
Allow shell to cool before adding pie filling!
CRUNCHY TOPPED APPLE PIE
pastry for a 1 crust pie
TOPPING:
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
2 tbsp whole-wheat flour
1/2 packed cup brown sugar
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 cup cold butter, cut into small pieces
Mix the flours, sugars, and cinnamon together in a medium bowl. Cut in the butter using your fingers or a pastry blender, until the mixture forms moist, coarse, crumbs that clump together easily. Set aside.
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