A.R.T. Community Cookbook: Four and Twenty Blackbirds Apple Pie by Alice Haefeli

Four and Twenty Blackbirds Apple Pie

From the Kitchen of: Alice Haefeli

Ingredients:

• 2 store bought crusts

• 8 granny smith apples

• ⅔ cup sugar

• 1 tbsp. cinnamon

• 1 tsp. nutmeg

• ¼ cup flour

• 2 tbsp. butter

• 1 tbsp. heavy cream

• 1 tbsp. sugar

Directions:

1. Put one crust in bottom of pan.

2. Pre-heat to 400°.

3. Peel and cut up all 8 apples and put in a bowl.

4. Add sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and flour. Mix till apples are coated.

5. Fill tin with apples. It will be overflowing–that is ok.

6. Cut the butter into thin pats and place all over the top apples.

7. Cover pie with the other crust and poke holes in the top. Brush pie crust with heavy cream and sprinkle sugar on top.

8. Bake at 400° for 15 minutes and then lower to 375° for 30 minutes.

9. Take out, cool a bit, and enjoy!

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The A.R.T. Community Cookbook is a collection of pie recipes contributed by A.R.T. patrons, staff, and fans during the run of Waitress.  Recipes collected as a part of the Waitress Lobby Experience and via Instagram.

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