Monday, October 1, 2012

Applesauce Pie


My friend Marcy Bishop Kates, of Incu-Bake - her commercial kitchen which rents space, and provides love and support, to an extended family of fabulous food producers - posted on Facebook recently about an applesauce pie. She thought it looked intriguing for fall.

I love applesauce pie, just love it! Sweet, spicy, fragrant, delicious ... I hadn't made it in ages, and had practically forgotten about it. For shame!

This is a deceptively simple recipe that appears to be fairly ordinary; but it is so lovely, so perfect for the season. This pie can be made on the spur of the moment when a craving strikes, or would make an ideal treat during Sukkot (which began last night), for Thanksgiving, or "just 'cause" ....

Applesauce Pie
(slightly adapted from Marcia Adams' New Recipes from Quilt Country)
  • crust for a 9" pie
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons flour
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
  • pinch of kosher salt
  • 1/2 cup butter, melted
  • 1 cup applesauce
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Preheat oven to 350F.  Place the crust into a 9" pie pan.

In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Whisk in the butter, applesauce, and vanilla. Pour filling into crust, and bake pie for 40 minutes until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean. The filling will puff up while cooking, then deflate upon cooling.

Serves 12.


7 comments:

Unknown said...

I don't think I have ever had applesauce pie! Look at what I've been missing all these years! Can't wait to try this!

Carla from The River said...

Thank you for sharing! This sounds great! YUMMY!

Cranberry Morning said...

I can't wait to try it too! Another use for all that applesauce I put up last year (and still have tons left!)

Beth Zimmerman said...

I'm pinning this one. Sounds delicious!

Bibi @ Bibi's Culinary Journey said...

My goodness, Mary! This looks wonderful. I love applesauce as well and I can see this after our Sunday Supper:)

Chris said...

Well crud....now I am hearing Peter Brady in my head saying "Pork chops and appleshaws".

Jean | Delightful Repast said...

I should make this! It's been years now, but I used to watch Marcia Adams on PBS. When I heard she died, I was sorry I never wrote to tell her how much I enjoyed the show.


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