I thought it would be fun to exchange recipes in anticipation of the Thanksgiving cookfest coming up on Thursday. I know there are a lot of shekamoos like me on this site, some amateur cooks, other professional chefs, whom I would love to hear from. I am always excited to try something new. It doesn’t have to be your great-great-great grandmother’s secret recipe or something totally original. Hey, I usually start my recipe search on Recipes.com or RachaelRay.com and then i experiment with it a few times, changing or adding ingredients and measurements until i find something to my liking. And it doesn’t have to be traditional Thanksgiving fare either. After all, Iranian Thanksgiving is all about mixing the turkey with a side of baghali polo, and the pumpkin pie with a scoop of Basstani Akbar Mashti, no? At least that’s how my family has always been celebrating it. The recipe I would like to share here is something that I have actually gotten requests for by a few friends and family members so hopefully you will enjoy it too:
EASY APPLE PIE
Ingredients:
1 frozen pre-made pie plate (For those in Southern Cali, I like to use Marie Callendar, deep dish brand)
2 large apples (any kind will do really, depending on your taste)
3/4 c melted butter
1 c flour
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. ginger
1 tsp. sugar
1 c. sugar
half a lemon, squeezed
1 c. heavy whipping cream
Pinch of salt
Recipe:
Pre-heat oven to 350 F
Bring pie plate out of freezer and let defrost. When defrosted, gently prick it with a fork. Butter it with some soft butter
Peel and slice apples, and arrange in pie plate. Sprinkle apples with 1 tsp each cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, sugar and freshly squeezed lemon juice
In a mixing bowl, whisk flour, sugar (1 cup or even less, if you are watching your sugar, it will still be good), heavy whipping cream and melted butter. Make sure there are no lumps. Add a pinch of salt. Pour mixture over the apples.
Bake at 350 F for 45 minutes approx.
Let it cool down. Then, serve with a scoop of your favorite ice cream and/or some nice Cool Whip!
There, wasn’t it so simple? Let me know what you are planning for Thanksgiving :o)
