Crunchy Carmel Apple Pie
1 pastry crust for a deep-dish pie 9-inch (homemade or store-bought)
1/2 c sugar
3 T all-purpose flour
1 t cinnamon, Ground
1/8 t salt
6 c apples*, thinly sliced peeled
1/2 c pecans, chopped
1/4 c caramel topping
Ingredients For Crumb Topping
1 c brown sugar, packed
1/2 c all-purpose flour
1/2 c quick cooking rolled oats
1/2 c butter
Crumb Topping: 1.
Stir together brown sugar, flour, rolled oats.
2. Cut in 1/2 cup butter until topping is like course crumbs. Set aside.
Pie: 1. In a large mixing bowl, stir together the sugar, flour, cinnamon and salt.
2.
Add apple slices and gently toss until coated.
3. Transfer apple mixture to the pie shell (I remove the store-bought pie shell from the aluminum pie plate and transfer it to a 9-inch pie plate of my own, but you do not have to.)
4. Sprinkle crumb topping over apple mixture.
5.
Place pie on a cookie sheet so the drippings don't drop into your oven.
6. Cover edges of pie with aluminum foil.
7. Bake in a preheated 375 oven for 25 minutes. Then remove foil and put back in for another 25 to 30 minutes without foil.
8. Remove from oven. Sprinkle pie with chopped pecans then drizzle with caramel on top.
9. Cool on a wire rack and enjoy warm or at room temperature.
Curried Turkey Pita Pockets
1 lb pkg. fresh turkey breasts cut into strips
Salt and pepper, Freshly Ground
2 T vegetable oil
2 apples, unpeeled cubed
about 2 c.
1 bn green onions, finely chopped
about 1/2 c.
3 celery, sliced about 1 c.
3/4 c. mayonnaise
3/4 c. apple-cranberry chutney
1 T curry powder
6 pita bread pockets, sliced in half
Lettuce leaves
Season turkey with salt and pepper. In a large frying pan, heat oil over medium heat.
Add turkey and brown all over, about 10 minutes. Remove from pan and set aside to cool. Once cooled, cut the turkey pieces into cubes.
In a large bowl, combine turkey, apples, onion and celery. Blend mayonnaise, chutney and curry. Pour dressing over turkey mixture and toss gently. Cover and refrigerate 1 hour.
Line pita bread with lettuce leaves; fill with turkey mixture.
Makes 12 pocket sandwiches.
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