Best Apple Pie That Kids Can Make In The Toaster Ovencarrie Sheridan Recipes

APPLE PIE THAT KIDS CAN MAKE IN THE TOASTER OVEN/CARRIE SHERIDAN

Steps:

• Preheat toaster oven to 350.
• While coring and slicing apples (you can peel them but it isn't necessary -- especially for organic apples), melt butter in a 1-cup stainless steel measuring cup (or any oven-safe small dish in the toaster oven as you are preheating it for baking. Remove from toaster oven and add 1/2 cup flour (can use Pamela's Gluten Free baking mix) and 1/4 cup sugar to the butter. Add egg, if desired.
• Fill a stainless steel breading tray (available at amazon.com or williams-sonoma and a great size for cooking or baking in a toaster oven) with thinly sliced apples. Sprinkle lemon juice over apples, if desired.
• Mix a little less than 1/4 cup white sugar wirh 1 to 1-1/2 teaspoons of cinnamon OR cardamon and sprinkle this over the apples.
• Sprinkle th butter, flour and sugar mixture over the apples.
• Return the stainless steel breading tray to the preheated toaster oven and set timer for 20 minutes at 350 degrees. At 20 minutes, check to see if the apples are soft enough and if the topping is cooked enough. Bake for an additional 5-20 minutes until the topping is cooked well enough.
• Let cool. Serve with ice cream, if desired.

TOM'S MOM'S APPLE PIE

Steps:

• For the pie crust: Place the flour, granulated sugar and salt in a food processor. Pulse once or twice to evenly incorporate. Add the butter and lard and pulse until the fat is broken down into pea-size pieces, 5 to 6 pulses. Add the cider vinegar and 1 tablespoon of the cold water and pulse to combine. Continue adding a tablespoon of water at a time and pulsing after each addition until the dough just comes together (you may not need the full 1/3 cup water). Remove the dough from the food processor and form a third of the dough (about 9 ounces) into a disk. Form the remaining two-thirds of the dough (about 1 pound) into another disk. Wrap the disks in plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 2 hours or up to overnight.
• Position an oven rack in the lower third of the oven and preheat to 425 degrees F.
• Remove the dough disks from the refrigerator and let sit at room temperature for 10 to 20 minutes to take the chill off.
• For the filling: Combine the brown sugar, granulated sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, salt, ginger and nutmeg in a small bowl. Set aside.
• Put the apple slices in a large bowl and stir in the sugar mixture and orange juice. Mix to combine.
• Dust a clean work surface with flour and roll out the larger disk of dough into a 13-inch round. Transfer to a 10-inch pie dish. Pour the apple filling into the shell and then evenly distribute the butter pieces over the apples. Roll out the second disk of dough into an approximately 11-by-10-inch rectangle. Cut the dough into six strips, about 11 inches long by 1 1/4 inches thick.
• Form a lattice top by laying 3 parallel dough strips vertically across the pie. Fold the middle strip of dough in half back over itself and lay one piece of dough horizontally across the middle of the pie, perpendicular to the other dough strips. Fold the original strip of dough back down. Next, lift the other two strips of dough and fold them back over themselves. Lay another strip of dough perpendicular to the folded-over dough pieces. Fold those pieces back down and repeat on the other side with the remaining piece of dough. Trim the dough around the edges of the pie dish so there is no more than a 1/2-inch overhang.
• Fold the bottom crust up and over the edges of the lattice top and crimp the edges together between your forefingers and thumbs. Place the pie on a baking sheet and transfer to the oven. Bake for 20 minutes. Remove the pie from the oven and cover the edges with foil or a pie crust shield. Return to the oven and continue to bake until the filling begins to bubble, another 35 to 40 minutes. Let cool at least 1 hour.
• For the mascarpone whipped cream: Combine the mascarpone, cream and confectioners' sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment. Beat on high speed until the mixture forms soft peaks and is thick. Serve immediately or store in the refrigerator until ready to serve. (This can be made the day before.)
• Cut the pie into slices and top with the mascarpone whipped cream.

TOASTER OVEN APPLE CRISP

Steps:

• Preheat the toaster oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) according to manufacturer's instructions. Lightly coat a baking tray with cooking spray.
• Pile apple slices onto the baking tray. Mix flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt together; sprinkle evenly over apples. Drizzle water over the topping. Arrange butter pieces as uniformly as possible over the topping.
• Bake in the preheated toaster oven until apples are tender, about 30 minutes. Drizzle caramel sauce on top and scoop into a bowl.