Apple Pie With Oatmeal Cookie Crust by janiebakes

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Apple Pie With Oatmeal Cookie Crust
Submitted by janiebakes on September 09, 2005 at 9:33 am

DESCRIPTION
Apple pie with oatmeal cookie crust

SUMMARY
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INSTRUCTIONS
This recipe is from Molly Katzen's book , The Enchanted Broccoli Forest. She has a great website (www.molliekatzen.com.) The lemon used in the pie filling is an extra special touch. Please don't leave it out.

1 1/2 cups rolled oats
1/2 cup unbleached white flour
1/4 teasp salt
3/4 teasp cinnamon
3 Tbs brown sugar
1/4 cup minced nuts (optional)
1/2 teasp vanilla
1/2 cup ( 1 stick) butter, melted

6 cups peeled, sliced tart apples
3 TBL fresh lemon juice
1 1/2 teasp cinnamon
1/4 tsp allspice or ground cloves
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp grated lemon rind
3Tbs unbleached white flour
1/4 cup brown sugar or honey
1/2 cup sour cream (optional)
a handful of chopped nuts (optional)

Preheat oven to 375

Combine all the crust ingredients in a medium sized bowl and mix well. Press firmly and evenly into the bottom and sides of a 9 or 10 inch pie pan forming a thick crust. Reserve a handful of the crust mix for topping the pie.

Place the sliced apples in a large bowl. Drizzle with lemon juice, sprinkle with spices and toss. Add the lemon rind, sprinkle with flour and toss again.Garadually add the brown sugar or honey and the optional sour cream as you mix. Put the filling in the unbaked crust. Sprinkle the handful of reserved pie crust mis over the top of the pie, with or without the optional handful of chopped nuts and pat neatly into place.

Bake for 45 to 50 minutes, or until the apples are soft and the crust is nicely browned. Serve hot or warm

I always use the optional nuts, but have never used the sour cream. This recipe fits into an 8 by 8 inch pan too. Double it to fit a 9 by 13 pan.

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