Depression Era Apple Candy Pie |
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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 50 Minutes |
Ready In: 65 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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This is a recipe handed down thru the generations. Because it's an old recipe, ingredients are not exact... Grandma worked with a pinch of this and a bit of that...Serving sizes are approximate. Ingredients:
5 cups sliced apples (enough to fill a casserole pan about 3/4 full.) |
1 tablespoon lemon juice |
1 cup flour |
1 cup either unbleached cane sugar or 1 cup brown sugar |
1 teaspoon cinnamon |
4 tablespoons soft butter |
3/4 cup of chopped hickory nuts or 3/4 cup chopped pecans |
Directions:
1. Fill a medium sized casserole three - quarters full of peeled, cored, and sliced apples.
2. Add the lemon juice.
3. In a separate bowl, mix the flour, sugar, cinnamon, butter, and nuts.
4. Blend until mixture looks crumbly.
5. Sprinkle on top of the apples. Do not stir.
6. Bake in a 350 degree oven about forty- five minutes.
7. Turn oven to 450 degrees and allow it to brown quickly.
8. It can be served hot or cold.
9. If you like, you may pour cream on top.
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