Apple Pie

Nice and simple apple pie.

So I was looking at pie crust recipes in my King Arthur Flour Book (The King Arthur Flour 200th Anniversary Cookbook by Brianna B. Sands)

Ken Haedrick's Three Grain Butter Pastry

1/2 cup yellow cornmeal (preferably stone ground) [I used Quaker]
1/2 cup old-fashioned rolled oats (or at flour) [I used Quaker rolled oats]
1 1/2 cup Flour (I used Gold Metal)
1 Tablespoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
14 tablespoons butter
1 egg yolk
3 1/2 to 4 1/2 tablespoons ice water [each type of flour absorbs water differently, for what Gold Metal flour I used about 6 tablespoons of water]

Put cornmeal and rolled oats into a blender and pulse the machine, on and off, until oat flakes are reduced to small flecks; a few remaining larger pieces are fine. (Do this only if using rolled oats rather than oat flour)

Transfer to a larger bowl and stir in the flour, sugar, and salt. Cut the butter into the dry ingredients. It should resemble coarse bread crumbs with some larger pieces the size of a pea.

Beat egg yolk and 3 tablespoons of water and sprinkle over mixture. If the dough is too dry and one tablespoon at a time until it holds together and is damp, not tacky.

refrigerate 1/2 hour before rolling out.

For the filling I used 6 Granny Smith apples, sprinkled with some sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, and a bit of ginger, and dropped a little butter over the top.

I also rubbed the top crust with water and the covered it with cinnamon-sugar.

I baked it at 450f for 15 minutes and then lowered the oven temp to 350f for 15 minutes.

I did bake it for 8 more minutes, it could have gone longer.

Caramel Apple Bunt

So yeah I have not baked in a while! I made this yummy creation last weekend

Cake
2 1/4 Cup Flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups packed light brown sugar
3/4
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 cup butter, softened
4 eggs
teaspoons vanilla
3/4 cup milk
Sauce
1 cup butter
1/2
1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
2 tablespoons milk
1 tablespoon light corn syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla

directions
1. Heat oven to 350ºF. Grease bottom and side of 12-cup fluted tube cake pan or 10-inch angel food (tube cake) pan with shortening; lightly flour. In medium bowl, mix flour, baking powder and salt; set aside.
2. In large bowl, beat 1 1/2 cups brown sugar, the granulated sugar and softened butter with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly. Beat on medium speed about 5 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally, until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add 2 teaspoons vanilla. Beat in flour mixture alternately with 3/4 cup milk on low speed until smooth. Pour into pan.
3. Bake 1 hour to 1 hour 10 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 2 hours.
4. Meanwhile, in 2-quart saucepan, heat sauce ingredients except vanilla to boiling over medium heat, stirring constantly; boil and stir 2 minutes. Remove from heat; cool to room temperature. Stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla. Serve warm sauce with cake.


notes:
• Extra special sauce. 13 Caramels, 1/2 cup of butter 1/4 cup of brown sugar, 1 tablespoon (+) of milk, 1/2T light corn syrup, 3( -ish) T [Caramel] Apple Butter Melt all ingredients together, bring to a boil for 2-3 minutes. Take off heat and put in a cinnamon stick and let seep while the cake is baking.
• Cinnamon-Apple cake. 2-3 apples, chopped small, fold in after cake is all mixed. Pout half the batter into pan, sprinkle with cinnamon sugar and then top with remaning batter. When cake comes out of oven brush a small amount Extra Special Sauce on. Remeber to reverve some to you can top the cake slices. {amazing warm}

So that is all of it. I the extra stuff :p take a look under notes