BROWN BAG FRENCH APPLE PIE RECIPE

This is just a special way of doing the Brown Bag French Apple Pie the paper bag seals in all the flavour and my grandsons thinks it's great seeing the Brown Bag French Apple Pie in a paper bag. The flavours of the apple, nutmeg, lemon juice and cinnamon are just some of the ingredients that goes into making this pie taste exceptional.

Brown Bag French Apple Pie Ingredients

FOR THE PIE:
1/2 tsp salt
5 Tbs ice water
2 Tbs lemon juice
1/2 cup shortening
2 Tbs all purpose flour
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
8 cups apples, peeled and sliced

FOR THE TOPPING:
1/3 cup butter
vanilla ice cream
1 large paper bag
1/2 cup all purpose flour
1/2 cup granulated sugar

Brown Bag French Apple Pie Method

To make the pie:
First thing to do is preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Combine the first measure of flour, salt and shortening using a pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs then stir in the water a little at a time using a fork and form the dough into a ball. Roll out the pastry dough on a lightly floured board. Roll to an 12" diameter and fit into a 9 inch pie pan fluting the edges. Combine the sugar, the second measure of flour, the cinnamon, the nutmeg and the lemon juice in a large bowl then toss the apple slices in the mixture and arrange them in the pie crust.

To make the topping:
Combine the sugar and flour in a bowl and cut in the butter using a pastry cutter then sprinkle the topping over the apple filling. Place the pie in the large paper bag and place the paper bag on a baking sheet and loosely fold the open end of the bag under. Bake until the apples are tender around 60 minutes. Carefully remove the pie from the bag but watch out for the steam coming out of the bag. Serve the Brown Bag French Apple Pie warm with generous portions of vanilla ice cream.

Enjoy your freshly made Brown Bag French Apple Pie!