{"id":1136,"date":"2011-10-08T23:10:44","date_gmt":"2011-10-08T23:10:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/?p=1136"},"modified":"2011-10-08T23:29:15","modified_gmt":"2011-10-08T23:29:15","slug":"my-apple-pies-are-square-%e2%88%8fr2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/my-apple-pies-are-square-%e2%88%8fr2\/","title":{"rendered":"My Apple Pies Are Square &#8211; \u220fr2 &#8211;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Apple-Pie-Are-Squared.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1260\" title=\"Apple Pie Are Squared\" src=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Apple-Pie-Are-Squared-580x435.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Apple-Pie-Are-Squared-580x435.jpg 580w, http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Apple-Pie-Are-Squared-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Apple-Pie-Are-Squared.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Search for apple pie recipes and you&#8217;ll find two schools of thought.\u00a0 The easy way out &#8230; buy pie crust in a can.\u00a0 Or &#8230; the better way, keep reading.<\/p>\n<h2>Pastry Ingredients<\/h2>\n<h4>(calculation are for 1 of 2 batches you&#8217;ll need to make)<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>2.5 Cups &#8211;\u00a0 All Purpose Flour<\/li>\n<li>2 Sticks (that&#8217;s right) &#8211; Very Cold Butter<\/li>\n<li>1 Teaspoon &#8211; Salt<\/li>\n<li>1 Teaspoon &#8211;\u00a0 Sugar<\/li>\n<li>7 Tablespoons &#8211; Ice Water<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Pastry Preparation<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Combine flour, salt and sugar in food processor.<\/li>\n<li>Mix.<\/li>\n<li>Add butter and pulse until mixture looks like coarse meal.<\/li>\n<li>Add cold water 1 tablespoon at a time until mixture begins to bind together.\u00a0 Stop adding water when it begins to stick to itself.\u00a0 See photo with my fingers below.<\/li>\n<li>Remove the dough and form into a ball, wrap with plastic-wrap and refrigerate.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>[Prepare pie filling now]<\/p>\n<h2>Apple Pie Filling Ingredients<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>8 Each &#8211; Apples, Peeled and Cubed<\/li>\n<li>1 1\/4 Cup &#8211;\u00a0 Sugar<\/li>\n<li>3\/4 Teaspoon &#8211; Ground Cinnamon<\/li>\n<li>3 Tablespoons &#8211; Butter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Apple Pie Filling Preparation<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Toss ingredients in a large skillet and cook on low heat until apples begin to soften.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Putting it all together<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>When filling is ready and cooled to room temperature, roll dough with a rolling pin on a liberally floured countertop until it is thin enough to cover your 9&#8243; x 9&#8243; square pie (casserole) pan.<\/li>\n<li>Dust pie pan with flour and insert pastry with sides overlapping.<\/li>\n<li>Fill with yummy pie filling.<\/li>\n<li>Wash pie crust with water or egg white \/ water mixture.\u00a0 The interlocking seam really doesn&#8217;t need much binding<\/li>\n<li>Place top layer of pie crust.<\/li>\n<li>Trim excess, as required.\u00a0 Leave enough pie crust to roll into a solid seam.<\/li>\n<li>Pinch top with fork for nice pattern at top.<\/li>\n<li>Split top of pie crust to prevent a &#8220;blow-out&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>Preheat oven at 350 degrees<\/li>\n<li>Bake approximately 30 minutes, or until the top crust is golden brown.<\/li>\n<li>Cool almost completely before cutting with sharp knife.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/003.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1146\" title=\"Butter-Butter-Butter-Butter\" src=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/003-580x435.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/003-580x435.jpg 580w, http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/003-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/003.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/014.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1147\" title=\"Crummy and Rolly\" src=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/014-580x435.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/014-580x435.jpg 580w, http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/014-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/014.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/019.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1148\" title=\"Pie Crust Ball\" src=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/019-580x435.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/019-580x435.jpg 580w, http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/019-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/019.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/025.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1149\" title=\"Mixture of Apples\" src=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/025-580x435.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/025-580x435.jpg 580w, http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/025-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/025.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/028.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1150\" title=\"Apple Core\" src=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/028-580x435.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/028-580x435.jpg 580w, http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/028-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/028.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/032.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1151\" title=\"Cooking Apples\" src=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/032-580x435.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/032-580x435.jpg 580w, http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/032-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/032.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/039.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1152\" title=\"Square Pie Crust\" src=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/039-580x435.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/039-580x435.jpg 580w, http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/039-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/039.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/044.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1153\" title=\"Apple Pie Ready to Cook\" src=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/044-580x435.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/044-580x435.jpg 580w, http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/044-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/044.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/087.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1154\" title=\"087\" src=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/087-580x435.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/087-580x435.jpg 580w, http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/087-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/087.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/075.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1264\" title=\"Apple Pie and Ice Cream\" src=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Apple-Pie-and-Ice-Cream-580x435.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Apple-Pie-and-Ice-Cream-580x435.jpg 580w, http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Apple-Pie-and-Ice-Cream-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Apple-Pie-and-Ice-Cream.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>BONUS<\/h2>\n<p>The most fun part of this process was using the extra apple mixture and pie crust to make mini-pies with the kids.\u00a0 Yes, they <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">all<\/span> ate their own mini-pies and left the<strong><em> square <\/em><em><\/em><\/strong>pie for the adults.\u00a0 Give it a try and let me know how it works for you.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/049.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1145\" title=\"049\" src=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/049-580x435.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/049-580x435.jpg 580w, http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/049-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/049.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content 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