Apple Season

Blue crisp sky,
dusty hay ride,
soft warm breeze,
apples of different colors,
juicy sweet and sour,
Yummy to the tummy!It's...

This is a wonderful book about the apple harvest time. My kiddos loved it. I thought it was beautifully written with wonderful pictures too see.
A story about working hard with family and love.

Such a fun book to read!
It describes all the fun things we love about fall and has cute pictures to look at.

"These are the apples, juicy and red, that went in the pie, warm and sweet,

that Papa baked"

A father lovingly prepares a treat for his daughter in this charming story. The cumulative text begins with the apples and describes the process that she and her father did to bake the apple pie. A wonderful story to read to your kiddos!

Here is a recipe of a delicious Apple Pie by Lauren Thompson:

Pie Crust:2-1/2 cups flour (pastry flour is best, or all-purpose)

1 teaspoon salt

2 tablespoons sugar

1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter,chilled

½ cup vegetable shortening,chilled

1 egg,lightly beaten

1 tablespoon white vinegar

about 7 tablespoons ice-cold water

Pie Filling:8 or 9 apples

½ cup sugar

½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

¼ teaspoon grated nutmeg

1 teaspoon lemon juice

Preheat oven to 450°F.

Mix the flour, salt, and sugar in a large bowl. Cut the butter and the shortening into small pieces and sprinkle over the flour mixture. Using your fingertips, mix together until pea-sized pieces form. Pour the beaten egg into a measuring cup, add the vinegar, then add water to ½-cup mark. Using a fork, slowly stir just enough of the liquid into the flour mixture to make a soft dough. Cut the dough ball into two, then wrap and chill while preparing the filling.

Peel the apples, remove the cores, and cut into ½” wedges. In a large bowl, toss together the apple slices, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and lemon juice. Add a little more sugar if the apples are tart.

Dust a flat surface with flour and roll out one half of the chilled dough to form a circle 12 inches across and 1/8 inch thick. Gently place into a 9-inch pie pan. Pile the apple mixture into the crust. Roll out the other half of the dough and center it over the pan. Pinch the crust edges together. Cut a decorative pattern of small slits in the top crust.Place the pan in the pre-heated oven. After 25 minutes, reduce heat to 375°F and bake another 20 to 25 minutes. The pie is done when the filling is bubbly and the top is golden brown.

Enjoy!