Posted by sherry on June 22, 2001 at 10:02:43:
In Reply to: almond apples posted by charlotte hightower on June 22, 2001 at 06:42:04:
Apple-Almond Pie
3/4 cup (3 1/2 oz.) slivered almonds, ground
3/4 cup sugar, divided
2 tablespoons margarine, melted
1 egg
1 unbaked 9-inch pastry crust
4 cups sliced, peeled Michigan apples
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/4 cup sliced almonds
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1/4 cup apricot preserves
1 tablespoon water
1 tablespoon grenadine syrup
1. Thoroughly combine ground almonds, 1/2 cup of the sugar, margarine and egg. Spread evenly in bottom of pastry crust; set aside.
2. Toss together apples, remaining sugar, cinnamon and lemon juice. Arrange apples over almond mixture in pastry crust. Sprinkle sliced almonds over apples.
3. Bake in 350o F. oven about 45 minutes or until crust is golden brown and apples are tender. Combine preserves, water and grenadine syrup, breaking any pulp into small pieces. Spoon mixture evenly over hot apples. Cool pie completely before serving. Yield: 1 pie, 8 servings.
Per Serving, 1/8 pie: 390 Calories, 3 g dietary fiber,
20 g fat, 185 mg sodium.
Suggested Michigan apple varieties to use: Empire, Gala, Golden Delicious, Ida Red, Jonagold, Jonathan, McIntosh or Rome.