COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL MAY 24, 2017
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Cook's Corner Memorial Day apple pies
Presented by Betty Kaiser
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emorial Day was borne out of the Civil War to honor
the dead and fi rst known as Decoration Day. Congress
changed it to Memorial Day to fall on the last Monday
in May. One thing has not changed—the day honors those who have
died in the service of our country. It is a solemn day of memorial
parades, speeches and visits to cemeteries.
May 29 is also our day to remember, with gratitude, all those who
have served or are serving our country. Following the public events,
everyone is hungry. Picnics and potlucks are a welcome time to
share memories and scarf down someone else’s cooking. I like to
bake an apple pie. They are easy to prepare, travel well and there
are seldom any leftovers.
It is said that during World War II soldiers coined the phrase “As
American as mom and apple pie.” Maybe that’s why an apple pie
seems to be an appropriate addition to the tradition of Memorial
Day. Of course, any day is a good day to bake (and eat) an apple pie.
Today’s fi rst recipe is for a two-crust apple pie with the addi-
tion of spices, orange juice and cranberries. Sometimes I substitute
cherries for the cranberries and if cherries are out of season and my
freezer is bare…my secret ingredient is a can of cherry pie fi lling!
The second recipe sounds more complicated than it is. If you’re an
expert at pie dough you can just roll the dough over the rolling pin
and skip the waxed paper step. Enjoy!
Keep it simple and keep it seasonal with Betty Kaiser’s Cook’s
Corner. Contact her at 942-1317 or email bchatty@bettykaiser.com
Memorial Day
Observance in CG
On May 29 at the Cottage Grove Armory, 7th
and Washington, the annual Memorial Day Ob-
servance will be held. Organized by American
Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars members to
honor those military men and women who gave
their lives to preserve the freedoms we enjoy here
and around the world. Names of local veterans
who died since last Memorial Day will be read.
Following the service at the Armory, a parade
leads participants down Main Street to Veteran’s
Park on River Road for the traditional 21 gun
salute and laying of a memorial wreath.
CRANBERRY APPLE PIE
2 cups sugar
¼ cup cornstarch
¼ cup orange juice
½ teaspoon cinnamon
½ teaspoon apple pie spice
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
¼ teaspoon lemon juice
4 cups tart apples, peeled and cored
2 cups fresh or frozen cranberries
Pastry for 9-inch double crust pie
2 tablespoons butter
In a large bowl, combine the fi rst 7 ingredients. Add apples and cranberries; toss gently. Line a 9-inch pie
plate with bottom pastry. Add fi lling; dot with butter.
Roll remaining pastry to fi t top of pie. Cut vents in pastry, using a small apple cutter if desired. Place over
fi lling: seal and fl ute the edges. Reduce heat to 350° F; Bake 50 min. longer or until crust is golden brown and
fi lling is bubbly. Serves 6-8.
Crust variation: a lattice-top pie crust
Cut top crust dough into 12 strips. Place 6 of the strips over fi lling. Weave lattice crust with remaining strips
by folding back alternate strips as each cross strip is added. Fold trimmed edge of lower crust over ends of
strips. Seal and fl ute edge. Bake as directed.
APPLE PIE BARS
1 pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
1 cup butter, softened
3-1/4 cups fl our, divided
10 Granny Smith apples, peeled, sliced (about 9 cups)
1-1/4 cups granulated sugar
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
3/4 cup powdered sugar
1 Tbsp. water
Heat oven to 400ºF.
Beat cream cheese and butter in large bowl with mixer until blended. Gradually add 3 cups fl our, mixing
on low speed after each addition just until blended. Shape into 2 balls. Place 1 ball on large lightly fl oured
sheet of waxed paper; fl atten slightly. Cover with second fl oured sheet of waxed paper. Roll out dough to
15-1/2x10-1/2-inch rectangle. Discard top sheet of waxed paper.
Spray 15x10x1-inch pan with cooking spray; invert over rolled-out dough. Flip dough and pan together. (Pan
will be on bottom.) Remove second waxed paper sheet; gently press dough onto bottom and up side of pan.
Toss apples with combined granulated sugar, cinnamon and remaining fl our; spread onto bottom of crust.
Repeat rolling out of remaining dough ball to make second rectangle. Remove top sheet of waxed paper; care-
fully fl ip dough over apples. Discard waxed paper. Tuck edges of dough down sides of pan to enclose apples.
Cut several slits in top crust to vent steam.
Bake 35 to 40 min. or until golden brown. Cool 15 min.
Mix powdered sugar and water; drizzle over dessert. Cool 30 min. before cutting into bars. Makes 16 serv-
ings.
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