Saw Paula Deen make this on Food TV and I was sold. The addition of applesauce to the pie filling makes it a perfect apple pie. I may never try another apple pie recipe! MMMmmm.
Total time: 1 hours 10 minutes
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 55 minutes
Yield: 1 9-inch pie, 8 serving(s)
Ingredients:
| 1 (9 inch) pastry for double-crust pie (homemade, frozen or refrigerated) |
| 3/4 cup sugar |
| 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour |
| 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon |
| 1 dash salt |
| 3 1/2 cups peeled chopped cooking apples (golden delicious is my favorite, but also try Rome and Granny Smith) |
| 1 tablespoon lemon juice |
| 1 (16 ounce) jar applesauce |
| 2 tablespoons butter, chopped into small pieces |
| 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour |
| 1 tablespoon sugar |
| 1 dash salt |
| 1 tablespoon butter, at room temperature |
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 425°F.
- Line a 9-inch pie pan with half of the dough.
- Toss apples with 1 tablespoon lemon juice in a medium-sized bowl.
- Combine sugar, flour, cinnamon and salt in a small bowl. Pour over apples and toss. Stir in applesauce. Spoon this mixture into pie pan and dot with butter.
- Cut remaining crust into strips; using every other one arrange over top of pie. Lattice in remaining strips (going the other direction, crossing over and under every other strip).
- For crunch topping, combine flour, sugar and salt in a bowl. Cut in butter with a fork until mixture is crumbly. Sprinkle over the top of crust.
- Bake for 10 minutes, then reduce heat to 350°F and continue to bake for about 45 minutes, or until crust and topping are golden brown. (My pie with golden delicious apples was done after 30 minutes at this step, so watch your pie!).
- Note: It helps to make a foil ring to put around pie crust edge to keep it from browning too fast.
Nutrition Facts:
Calories 440.7, Fat 20.1, Saturated Fat 6.7, Cholesterol 11.4, Sodium 330, Carbohydrate 63.9, Fiber 3, Sugar 26.1, Protein 3.6
Paula Deen’s recipe for fresh apple cake is better than my grandma’s— but don’t let her know that! I like this even better than apple pie.
Total time: 1 hours 45 minutes
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 1 hours 30 minutes
Yield: 10-12 serving(s)
Ingredients:
| 3 tablespoons sugar |
| 3 cups sugar |
| 3 teaspoons cinnamon |
| 3 cups flour |
| 1 teaspoon baking soda |
| 3/4 teaspoon salt |
| 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg |
| 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil |
| 3 eggs |
| 3 cups chopped apples (about 3 apples) |
| 2 teaspoons vanilla extract |
| 1 cup chopped pecans |
| 1/2 cup raisins |
| prepared frosting, melted (from a can) |
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325°F Grease 10" tube pan, combine 3 Tablespoons sugar with 1 teaspoon cinnamon, coat pan with sugar mixture.
- Mix flour, soda, salt, nutmeg, and cinnamon; set aside. Beat oil and sugar until blended. Beat in eggs, one at a time, and then stir in apples and vanilla. Add flour mixture until blended; stir in pecans and raisins.
- Transfer to pan and then drop and shake the pan to release bubbles.
- Bake 1 1/2 hours – 1 3/4 hours until toothpick comes out clean. Cool on rack 15 minutes, remove from pan and glaze.
Nutrition Facts:
Calories 815, Fat 42.5, Saturated Fat 5.5, Cholesterol 55.8, Sodium 324.3, Carbohydrate 105.7, Fiber 3.7, Sugar 72.6, Protein 7.1