Candy Apple Pie Recipes

CANDY APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. In a large bowl, toss apples with lime juice. Combine sugar, flour, cinnamon and salt; add to apples and toss lightly. , On a lightly floured surface, roll one half of dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; transfer to a 9-in. pie plate. Add filling; dot with butter. Roll remaining dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle. Place over filling. Trim, seal and flute edge. Cut slits in top., Bake until golden brown and apples are tender, 40-45 minutes., For topping, melt butter in a small saucepan. Stir in brown sugar and cream; bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Remove from the heat and stir in pecans. , Pour over top crust. Bake until bubbly, 3-4 minutes longer. Place on a wire rack. Serve warm.

CANDY APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees Prepare crust for a double crust pie.
• Set aside.
• In a large bowl combine all ingredients for filling.
• Blend well and pour into pie shell.
• Dot with butter cubes and top with remaining pie crust.
• Cut three of four steam vents on top of pie.
• Bake in a 400 degree oven for 45 minutes.
• Pie Topping Put butter, brown sugar and cream in small pot and bring to a boil, remove and add pecans.
• Then pour over pie crust and return pie to oven for 5 minutes, until bubbly.
• This pie is wonderful served with sharp cheddar cheese or French vanilla bean ice cream.

CANDIED APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Filling: Place apples, red hots, sugar and water in large saucepan. Bring apple mixture to a boil until red hots and sugar are dissolved (apples should not be completely cooked). Take off heat. Add almond extract and tapioca to mixture. Let cool till room temperature.
• Crust: Using food processor, pulse flour, pecans, salt, butter and sugar together. When you can't see large butter chunks, add water one tablespoon at a time. When dough forms, wrap in plastic wrap and place in refrigerator for 1/2 hour to 1 hour. Roll out on lightly floured board. Place bottom crust in buttered pie pan. Spoon room temperature apple mixture into bottom pie crust. Roll out remaining crust.
• Bake for 45 minutes.
• Serve with whipped cream, vanilla ice cream or all by itself.

OLD-FASHIONED CINNAMON CANDY APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Cut lard into flour and salt, mix with enough ice water to hold together.
• Roll out half of dough and line an 8 or 9" pie pan. Roll another circle for top with other half.
• In large mixing bowl, stir together filling ingredients except apples and candies.
• Fold in apples well.
• Turn into pastry-lined pan and dot with butter.
• Sprinkle with 2 Tbl. cinnamon candies.
• Cover with top crust and seal edges.
• Cut slits in top, brush with milk.
• Sprinkle with a little sugar.
• Bake about 1 hour at 350 degrees.

DEPRESSION ERA APPLE CANDY PIE

Steps:

• Fill a medium sized casserole three - quarters full of peeled, cored, and sliced apples.
• Add the lemon juice.
• In a separate bowl, mix the flour, sugar, cinnamon, butter, and nuts.
• Blend until mixture looks crumbly.
• Sprinkle on top of the apples. Do not stir.
• Bake in a 350 degree oven about forty- five minutes.
• Turn oven to 450 degrees and allow it to brown quickly.
• It can be served hot or cold.
• If you like, you may pour cream on top.