The old Gary Cooper movie, Sgt. York, is a family favorite with our entire team. In one scene Ma asks the blessing and says, "Lord bless these vittles we done got...". Hence, the name of our recipe collection.

Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Heritage Dutch Apple Pie

Marjie Davis

Filling:
6 C sliced granny smith apples
1/2 C sugar
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 9" unbaked pie crust

Topping:
1 C flour
3/4 C sugar
1/2 C. butter, softened
cinnamon

Combine apples, 1/2 C. sugar, and 1 tsp cinnamon in a bowl; mix well.  Arrange mixture in a pie shell. Combine dry topping ingredients in a bowl.  Mix well.  Cut butter in with a pastry blender until crumbly.  Sprinkle over the apples.  Bake at 400 degrees for 50 minutes or until apples are tender.

This is a very yummy pie!  Daddy and Mommy really like it.  We were stationed in Turkey with Marjie Davis.  
Mommy also really likes to use this topping on any muffins we make.  So yummy!  You can make the topping and store it in the freezer until you need it.  An quicker method to cutting in soft butter is to grate cold butter into the dry ingredients then use a pastry blender.  Works quickly to cut in the butter.
Love Always,
Mommy