Jean said she had all of the fixins for burgers and stuff, but we couldn’t go empty handed. Didn’t your mammas teach you that? Anyway, we saw this cool pie without a pan thing. A country tart. And we had granny smiths!

3 C apples, peeled & sliced
1/4 C sugar
1 T flour
1 t pumpkin pie spice
1 egg
1 quantity of pie dough

Mix flour, sugar, and spices in a medium bowl. Toss with the prepped apples.

Roll out the dough to a 13″ circle-ish shape. I had good luck with the two-sheets-of-waxed-paper method.

Transfer the rolled out dough to a sheet of parchment paper on a baking sheet. Spread out the apple mixture on the dough, keeping it about 2 inches from the edge. Now go around the edge and fold up over the apple like in the picture.

Add 1 T water to the egg and beat it up. Egg wash time. Spread the mixture over the tops and sides of the dough. Sprinkle a little bit of sugar over the dough for extra fun.

Bake it up in a 350° to 375° oven for about 40-45 minutes. After about 30 minutes, lay a little bit of foil on top of the outer crust to keep it from browning too much. Pull it when the time’s up. Let it cool for about 30 minutes then plate it.

If only I had a little bit of home made vanilla ice cream or whipped cream… But it was good by itself. And now it’s all gone. Tell us before you come by and I’ll whip another one up.

Though it may be a variation with peaches and nutmeg instead of apples and cinnamon. You’ll just have to see.

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