Maida Heatter's Free-Form Apple Pie Recipe

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Maida Heatter's Free-Form Apple Pie
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Directions:

  1. Combine flour, sugar, and salt in a bowl.
  2. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
  3. Add water and toss with a fork until pastry holds together.
  4. Shape pastry into a ball and flatten into a disk.
  5. Wrap and refrigerate 1 hour.
  6. Melt butter in a 12 skillet over medium heat.
  7. Increase heat to high and add sugar and brandy.
  8. Stir in apples and cover and cook 3 minutes, stirring apples twice.
  9. Uncover and add raisins and cook apples, stirring until tender and liquid evaporates, about 6 minutes more.
  10. Cool apples completely.
  11. Stir in nuts.
  12. Heat oven to 425.
  13. Meanwhile, on a lightly floured surface, roll out pastry into a 14 inch circle.
  14. Transfer pastry to a large cookie sheet.
  15. Arrange apples on pastry, leaving a 2 to 2 1/2 inch border around the edge.
  16. Fold edge of pastry over apples.
  17. The pie shell should be about 9 inches in diameter.
  18. Bake 15 minutes.
  19. Reduce oven temperature to 400 and bake 30 minutes, until crust is golden brown.
  20. Melt preserves through a sieve into a cup.
  21. Drizzle over filling.
  22. Cool on cookie sheet.
  23. Transfer to serving platter when cool.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 505.89 Kcal (2118 kJ)
Calories from fat 199.35 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 22.15g 34%
Cholesterol 45.88mg 15%
Sodium 156.27mg 7%
Potassium 337.4mg 7%
Total Carbs 75.26g 25%
Sugars 42.69g 171%
Dietary Fiber 5.48g 22%
Protein 4.77g 10%
Vitamin C 9.8mg 16%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 7%
Iron 0.7mg 4%
Calcium 42.2mg 4%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 180.99 Kcal (758 kJ)
Calories from fat 71.32 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 7.92g 34%
Cholesterol 16.42mg 15%
Sodium 55.91mg 7%
Potassium 120.71mg 7%
Total Carbs 26.93g 25%
Sugars 15.27g 171%
Dietary Fiber 1.96g 22%
Protein 1.7g 10%
Vitamin C 3.5mg 16%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 7%
Iron 0.3mg 4%
Calcium 15.1mg 4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 11.2
    Points
  • 14
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium,
  • low cholesterol

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