Good Dinner Mrs. Mellen

Good Dinner Mellen loves pies and one of my favorite pie to bake is apple. I love the smell of apples, cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice baking in the oven; the scent escaping throughout the kitchen. Who can resit a piece of warm apple pie topped with rich vanilla ice cream. Pastry : 2 1/2 cups flour 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon sugar (optional) 1 cup (2 sticks) cold unsalted butter 1/4 to 1/2 cup ice  water Measure flour and salt into a bowl. Cut into  butter  thoroughly with a pastry blender.  Sprinkle in the water, 1 tablespoon at a time, mixing with a fork until flour is moistened and dough almost cleans the side of the bow l . Gather the dough into a ball, then shape, divide the dough in half and shape into 2 flattened rounds.) Chill dough for at least one hour.  On a lightly floured  board r oll  each  dough rounds 2 inches larger all around than the inverted pie pan. Place past ry on  parchment  or wax  paper  ...

Happy President's Day! I'm celebrating with a  good old fashioned American Apple Pie. I've added a little extra to this recipe, dried cranberries soaked over night in cognac. Pastry : 2 1/2 cups flour 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon sugar (optional) 1 cup (2 sticks) cold unsalted butter 1/4 to 1/2 cup ice water Measure flour and salt into a bowl. Cut into butter thoroughly with a pastry blender.  Sprinkle in the water, 1 tablespoon at a time, mixing with a fork until flour is moistened and dough almost cleans the side of the bow l . Gather the dough into a ball, then shape, divide the dough in half and shape into 2 flattened rounds.) Chill dough for at least one hour. On a lightly floured board r oll each dough rounds 2 inches larger all around than the inverted pie pan. Place past ry on parchment or wax paper lined baking sheet, and chill. 9 medium size firm tart apples, thinly sliced. (I used Granny Smith) 1/2 cup dried cranberries, soaked ove...