Potluck Apple Pie
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In charge of dessert for a fund-raising dinner at our church, I experimented and came up with this scrumptious pie made in a jelly roll pan. It fed a group and got rave reviews. With flavorful apples and maple syrup, it gives a true taste of the Northeast.
-Alma Lynne Gravel, Trappe, Pennsylvania
SERVINGS: 18-24
CATEGORY: Dessert
METHOD: Baked
TIME: Prep: 35 min. Bake: 1 hour
Ingredients:
- 2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour, divided
- 1/4 cup water
- Pinch salt
- 1 cup shortening
- FILLING:
- 1/2 cup maple syrup, divided
- 3 pounds tart apples (8 to 9 medium), peeled and thinly sliced
- 1-1/4 cups sugar
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- TOPPING:
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup cold butter
- 1 cup chopped pecans
Directions:
In a small bowl, combine 1/4 cup flour and water until smooth; set aside. In a large bowl, combine salt and remaining flour; cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add reserved flour mixture; knead gently until dough forms a ball. Press dough onto the bottom and up the sides of an ungreased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan.
Spread 1/4 cup syrup over crust. Arrange apples over syrup. Combine sugar, lemon juice, cinnamon, vanilla and remaining syrup; drizzle over apples. For topping, combine flour and sugar in a bowl; cut in butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in pecans. Sprinkle over filling. Bake at 350° for 1 hour or until apples are tender. Yield: 18-24 servings. Editor's Note: Pastry can be easily pressed into pan by placing a large sheet of plastic wrap on top of the dough.