Deep Dish Apple Pie

There's nothing like a home baked apple pie. It oozes comfort in every sweet bite.  I'll be honest, I love baking desserts.  Pies, cakes, cookies ... it doesn't matter.

I used to be afraid to even attempt making pastry but now that I've been doing it awhile, it's really not difficult at all.  It might not always look so pretty, but it always tastes great.  For a nice flaky pastry, I use lard and the Tenderflake® recipe has never failed (click here for pastry recipe).

Deep Dish Apple Pie

6-8 medium cooking apples (MacIntosh, Spy or Cortland) - more if you want a higher pie
3/4 cup brown sugar
3/4 tsp cinnamon
3/4 tsp nutmeg
3 tbsp corn starch
1 tbsp lemon juice
1-2 tbsp butter

Prepare pastry for a two crust pie.

Peel and core apples, then slice thinly.  Mix with above ingredients (except butter) and pour into unbaked deep dish pie shell.  Dab the top of the filling with a tablespoon or two of butter then top with crust.

Bake at 450 F for 10 minutes then reduce heat to 350 F and bake for approximately 4o minutes or until filling is cooked.  (Tip ~ To keep your pie crust from overcooking, cover it lightly with foil after 20-30 minutes.)

Serve still warm with vanilla ice cream.

Are you wondering why you're seeing so much food photography on my blog lately?  No, it's not a new passion.  I've actually been photographing food for several years but the photos rarely came out the way I wanted them to.  Mostly, it was due to bad lighting.  My kitchen is dark, and even though I had lovely under the cupboard lighting installed about a year ago, it's still dark - unless you're right under the lights, which is great for cooking but not so great for photos.  Now that I have studio space, I can haul everything into the studio with my oh so wonderful natural light!  So, yes, you will be seeing more food - a lot more food - along with my usual country inspired photos.  Besides, food is country, right??