MY CRAZY APPLE TREE !!

  Yup I have a crazy apple tree. I planted this tree about 6 years ago. I do believe it is an Anna apple. I purchased it as a semi dwarf tree as there are only 2 of us and I  didn't want large trees . From the day it went into the ground it has produced apples. LOTS of apples !!!  SOOOO MANY APPLES !!!  All of the branches have to be held up with plastic totes to support their weight. We went ahead and picked the first crop last week . Yes I said first crop because this apple tree is already setting the second set of flowers.  In a few months we will have even more apples!

Our apple pies are legendary. I  found the  recipe on the Internet. The author of this blog states she got married after making this pie .I don't doubt that.  The recipe includes a crust recipe but I use a deep dish premade frozen crust  in an aluminum tin. I have already made 8 pies and froze them. As this is a french apple pie it lends itself well to freezing.


French Crumb Apple Pie

Ingredients

PIE BOTTOM CRUST INGREDIENTS

1 c all purpose flour

1/3 c crisco

1 Tbsp heaping crisco

1 dash(es) salt

cold water

PIE FILLING INGREDIENTS

6 c granny smith apples sliced

3/4 c sugar

1/4 c all purpose flour

1/2 tsp nutmeg

1/2 tsp cinnamon

1 dash(es) salt

CRUMB TOPPING INGREDIENTS

1 stick butter hard

1 c flour

1/2 c brown sugar

Directions

1. Bottom pie crust directions. I am going to make this as complete as I can for everyone that has never made their own pie crust.

2. Take flour and crisco and put it in a medium bowl.

3. Use a fork or a pastry cutter to incorporate the crisco into the flour. Until it looks like little balls.

4. Take a tablespoon of cold water and add it to the mixture. Gently working it in.

5. Continue to add water a tablespoon at a time until you form a ball of dough. It should still be a tiny bit dry. You don't want it soaked.

6. Wrap it in wax paper and put it in the fridge for about an hour.

7. Filling Directions

8. Take all the filling ingredients and put them in a bowl and mix. Let them sit for about 15 minutes till the apples and ingredients get nice and juicy.

9. At this point you want to preheat your oven to 425 degrees.

10. Roll out your bottom crust and place in a 9 inch pie pan.Just a little note if you have a marble rolling pin put it in the freezer for about a half hour before you roll out the dough. It makes it much easier to roll.

11. Put the apple mixture into crust and get ready to make your topping.

12. Topping directions

French Crumb Apple Pie

13. Take flour and brown sugar and incorporate them together using a wire whisk.

14. Take your stick of cold butter and slice it into the mixture.

15. With a fork or pastry cutter cut the butter into the flour mixture until it resembles little balls.

16. Flute the edges of your pie crust BEFORE you put the crumb topping on.

17. Spread crumb topping over the apples until it is completely covered.

18. Bake at 425 degrees for 50 minutes... Cover the pie with foil the last 15 minutes of baking so your crumbs don't burn.

19. The pies juices should be bubbling up through the crust. That's how you know it's done. Enjoy!