There wasn't any news to report last week. I was up a bit to 170 lbs. and the same this week. Disappointing that I'm not any closer to 165, but I'm happy that I'm not creeping back up to 184 where I started.
Now that it's autumn, it is time for all things apple here in the great northeast.
In the spirit of dieting, here's my simple recipe for sugar-free apple pie.
I use Pillsbury Ready Pie Crusts. (The store brand doesn't seem as good.) My grandmother, who was an expert pie maker and made one about every day of her life, switched to these saying she couldn't make a crust from scratch any better. Who's to argue with an expert?That's it. If you'll be sharing, I'd suggest leaving out the part about being sugar free. That seems to effect people's opinion before they even taste it. Use some lo-cal Reddi Whip or Cool Whip to jazz it up.
Place the first crust in a 10" pie dish. I have a glass one made of Pyrex. No need to grease or butter the plate first.
Use 6-8 Empire apples. These seem to have the best taste and hold up well when baked.
Wash, peel, cut in half, core, and slice. Place into dish trying to arrange them tightly against each other and eliminate air space.
After putting half the apples in the bottom crust, preheat the oven to 350˚.
Sprinkle liberally with Allspice and a single packet of Splenda. If you're not sure about Splenda and don't want to spend the money, pick up two complimentary packets the next time you're out at a place that serves coffee.
Cut and place the remaining apples into the dish.
When the apples are mounded in the dish, about 1-2" above the top of the pie plate, sprinkle another packet of Splenda on the top and a liberal amount of Cinnamon.
Place four dabs of butter (about a 1/2 pat each) around on the top of the apples. Don't use margarine.
Unroll the other crust across the top. Use a wide-tined fork to go around the edge and crimp the top and bottom crusts together. Trim off the extra crust with a knife.
Vent the pie by cutting into the top crust. A couple of well placed X cuts will do the trick.
Place in the oven and bake until golden brown. In my oven, with a glass plate, it takes about 55 minutes.
3 comments:
My weights went up and down since I quit smoking last year. I would like to give this recipe a go too :-)
So, what time should we arrive for pie?
You neglected to mention that the leftover pie crust should be sprinkled with more splenda and cinnamon and baked on a small cookie sheet for about 10 minutes.
This allows you a little treat while you're waiting for that yummy pie.
Rodger...Ha! I DID do that at the urging of my mom's aide but it turned out kinda dry. :(
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