Swedish Apple Pie

Swedish Apple Pie

This dessert is the perfect ending for a holiday feast or a weekend treat.  You can easily throw this together with just a few ingredients.  No crust to roll out.  Serve this pie with fresh whipped lightly sweetened cream or vanilla ice cream.  This is sure to be a staple on your holiday table.

Simplicity is at the heart in this dessert.

Adapted recipe from Ella, an upstate NY, Lake George resident, friend of my Grandmother's.  Both were excellent cooks.

Ingredients:

Four good sized apples, peeled and sliced, 1/3 of an inch thick

1 cup of all-purpose flour

1/2 cup of granulated sugar

1/2 cup of light brown sugar

1/2 cup of chopped walnuts, lightly toasted

1/2 cup of unsalted butter, melted

1 egg, lightly beaten

2 Tbsp of granulated/or sugar in the raw (preferably)

1 teaspoon of cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon of salt

Use the butter wrapper to grease your pie plate.

Topping Ingredients.

Mixing of the topping.

Apples all ready to be covered.

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350.

Fill a nine inch pie plate two-thirds of the way with sliced apples.

Mix 2 Tbsp of sugar with 1 teaspoon of cinnamon, and sprinkle on the apples.

In a small bowl combine, 1/2 cup of light brown sugar, 1/2 cup of granulated sugar and 1 cup of flour.

Add 1/4 teaspoon of fine salt, 1/2 cup of chopped nuts, lightly toasted, 1 egg, beaten and 1 stick of unsalted butter, melted.  Mix well.  Pour mixture over apples.  Use hands to lightly spread over all apple slices.

Bake for 45 minutes until golden brown.

Serve slightly warm or room temperature with vanilla ice cream or fresh vanilla whipped cream!

Ready for the oven.

It should have nice bubbly sides, and a beautiful tan crust when finished.