McCall’s French Apple Pie

45m
Prep Time

60m
Cook Time

1h 45m
Ready In

Recipe: #19695

June 24, 2015

Categories: Desserts, Apple, Apricot, French, Fathers Day, July 4th, Labor Day Mothers Day, Potluck, Oven Bake, Vegetarian, Pies, Kosher Dairy, more

recipe by:
dienia b

Original is 6 servings

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Nutritional

Serving Size: 1 (371.8 g)
Calories 655.9
Total Fat - 40.4 g
Saturated Fat - 16.3 g
Cholesterol - 1368.8 mg
Sodium - 153.5 mg
Total Carbohydrate - 58.2 g
Dietary Fiber - 2.8 g
Sugars - 43.8 g
Protein - 21.9 g
Calcium - 220.3 mg
Iron - 3.7 mg
Vitamin C - 7.2 mg
Thiamin - 0.3 mg

Step 1

In small saucepan, combine 1/3 cup sugar and the flour; mix well.

Step 2

Stir in milk. Bring to boiling, stirring; reduce heat, simmer, stirring, until slightly thickened, about 1 minute.

Step 3

In a bowl, beat 3 egg yolks slightly.

Step 4

Beat some of the hot mixture into the yolks. Pour back into the saucepan, stirring.

Step 5

Add 1 tablespoon butter and the vanilla.

Step 6

Turn into bowl to cool.

FOR THE PIE

Step 7

Core, pare and slice the apples; sprinkle with lemon juice.

Step 8

In skillet, heat butter with the sugar and nutmeg.

Step 9

Add the apples; sauté, stirring occasionally.

Step 10

Cook until almost tender, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat.

Step 11

Melt apricot preserves.

Step 12

Preheat oven to 425 degrees.

Step 13

Turn filling into pie shell; spreading evenly.

Step 14

Arrange apple slices on top, mounding slightly in center.

Step 15

Spread with apricot preserves.

Step 16

With 1 pie crust, With knife or pastry wheel, cut into 12 strips,

Step 17

1/2-inch wide.

Step 18

Slightly moisten rim of pie shell with cold water.

Step 19

Arrange 6 pastry strips across the filling;

Step 20

Press edges to rim of pie shell, trim the ends, if necessary.

Step 21

Arrange rest of strips at right angle to the first strips, to form lattice.

Step 22

Bring overhang of pastry up over ends of strips; crimp edge. Mix egg yolk with 1 tablespoon water; brush on lattice,

Step 23

Not edge.

Step 24

Bake 40 minutes, or until golden.

Tips

No special items needed.

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