German Apple Pie Recipes

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine flour and salt; cut in the shortening until crumbly. Add vanilla. Gradually add water, tossing with a fork until dough forms a ball. Roll out pastry to fit a 9-in. pie plate. Transfer pastry to pie plate. Trim pastry to 1/2 in. beyond edge of pie plate; flute edges., For filling, combine the sugar, flour and cinnamon; sprinkle 3 tablespoons into crust. Layer with half of the apples; sprinkle with half of the remaining sugar mixture. Repeat layers. Pour cream over all. , Bake at 450° for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 350° bake for 55-60 minutes or until apples are tender. Cool on a wire rack. Store in the refrigerator. Serve with whipped cream if desired.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour one 9x13 inch cake pan.
• In a mixing bowl; beat oil and eggs with an electric mixer until creamy. Add the sugar and vanilla and beat well.
• Combine the flour salt, baking soda, and ground cinnamon together in a bowl. Slowly add this mixture to the egg mixture and mix until combined. The batter will be very thick. Fold in the apples by hand using a wooden spoon. Spread batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 45 minutes or until cake tests done. Let cake cool on a wire rack. Once cake is cool serve with a dusting of confectioners' sugar or with a Cream Cheese Frosting.

Steps:

• Combine apple slices and cinnamon in a saucepan and cook over low heat for 10 minutes. If necessary, add a tiny bit of water so apples don't burn. Remove from heat and set aside to cool.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 10-inch springform pan with butter
• Combine butter, sugar, vanilla sugar, and egg in a large bowl; beat using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Mix flour and baking powder in a separate bowl. Add 2/3 of flour mixture, 1 tablespoon at a time, to butter mixture and beat on low speed. Add remaining flour mixture and mix in by hand to make a crumbly dough.
• Transfer 1/2 the dough into the prepared springform pan and press down to create a bottom crust. Add apple slices, leaving a small space around the edges. Crumble remaining dough evenly on top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until streusel and crust are lightly browned, about 50 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Run a table knife around the edges to loosen. Carefully transfer to a serving plate or cooling rack.

Steps:

• In a medium sized bowl, combine flour and salt.
• Cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs, using a pastry blender.
• Sprinkle in vanilla; cut in with pastry blender.
• Sprinkle dough with water, 1 tablespoon at a time, mixing until pastry holds together.
• Roll pie dough out to fit in a 9" pan. I roll between two pieces of waxed paper to decrease the sticking and increase ease of handling.
• Remove 1 piece of waxed paper.
• Place crust in pan, remove remaining waxed paper ,trim and flute edges as desired.
• For the filling, combine the sugar, flour and cinnamon. Sprinkle 1/4 cup of sugar mixture on the crust.
• Place 3 cups of apples in the pie pan.
• Sprinkle with half the remaining sugar mixture.
• Top with remaining apples.
• To this, sprinkle remaining sugar mixture.
• Pour cream over the pie.
• Bake at 450 degrees for 10 minutes then reduce the heat to 350 degrees and continue baking for 50-55 minutes.
• Note: Some of the sugar may look like it did not melt/blend into the pie. This is normal and happens to me almost every time. It does not affect the overall taste.

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine flour and salt cut in shortening until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle with vanilla and stir in. Sprinkle with water, 1 tablespoon at a time, stirring until pastry holds together. Shape into a ball. On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Transfer to a 9-in. pie plate trim and flute edges. For filling, combine sugar, flour and cinnamon sprinkle 3 tablespoons into crust. Top with half of the apples. Sprinkle with half of the remaining sugar mixture. Top with remaining apples and sugar mixture. Pour cream over all. Bake at 450° for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 350° bake for 55-60 minutes or until apples are tender. Cool. Serve with whipped cream if desired.© Copyright Reiman Publications, 1993-1997

Steps:

• Peel apples and dice.
• Mix crust ingredients together and roll out.Press firmly into the bottom of a 10 inch spring form pan. Save about 1/3 of dough for the top of the pie.
• Mix filling ingredients and pour into crust pressed into the bottom of the pan.
• Cover with rolled out leftover dough; pinch edges.
• Brush top crust with icing.
• Cut several slits in top to vent.
• Use a pie guard around edges of pie or place 1" aluminum foil around edges of pie.
• Bake at 350 for one hour; Watch pie--don't let it get too browned.
• Serve with a slice of American cheese (melted) on top.
• or my Grandpa's fav: vanilla ice cream atop the pie.