Another one of Parker’s recipes. I realize it says MacDonald but that was her married name until on their 10th anniversary, her husband said he didn’t want to be married to her anymore. What a guy!
This was one of her signature dishes. I’ve never been a fan of apple pie but I took the recipe down because my spousal unit loves apple pie.
Unfortunately, I don’t believe I ever made it for him!
To decipher this for you: use five fresh Granny Smith apples, peel them and then cut them in pieces less than 1/4″ in size. In a bowl, mix 1/2 cup sugar, lots of cinnamon (up to you), 2 or 3 tables spoons of flour, and stir it all together. Toss the cut apples in this mixture and set aside. She recommended using the Pillsbury sheets of pastry that come in the flat box in the dairy section, but hell, this was 40 years ago, so who knows what they look like now. Put a shell in a pie pan, dump the apple mixture in there, add 5 or 6 slivers of butter. Put another pastry layer on top, crimp the edges and slice a couple of slits in the top so it doesn’t explode on you. Put a ring of tin foil around the crimped part so that doesn’t burn. Bake it at 425 degrees for 20-30 minutes then remove the foil and reduce the heat to 325 degrees for another 25-30 minutes until it’s done.