Some Easy Steps Toward Tasty And Healthy Dessert
An apple a day keeps the doctors away hasbeen a very popular quote. That means to say that if you take apple regularly,you can stay healthy. Therefore, you do not need to see the doctors. But isapple really that great? Most people might think that apple, ismerely tasty, and as other tasty foods, it may not contribute to your health atall. It is, however, not so.
Apple, both eaten raw or cooked, is nutritious andhealthful, especially when it is made apple pie. You must have been very familiar with this deliciousand crunchy dessert. Yes, it is well-known for being the most perfect dessertfor an Independence Day celebration repast. Since it annually exists in thecelebration, people are getting more creative in preparing it. Apple pie hasbeen served in various shapes, sizes, and flavors. But why is apple pie that sopopular? What does it benefit to people? Here are the reasons.
The first reason for its popularity is thatapple is a good source of calorie. An apple contains calorie. Calorie plays itsrole as a fuel for our body to do any activities, both the soft and the harderones. This calorie is enough to give you power for the day. In average, aperson needs 1,500 to 2,000 calories a day. Most of this required amount isserved in a single chunk of apple pie.
For another reason, apple is rich incarbohydrate. You must have already known that two most essential parts ofhuman nutrition are carbohydrate and sugar. They are the biggest source ofcalorie of our body. An apple contains natural sugars, which can provide youhigh level of carbohydrate. When made an apple pie, added with some ice creamon its top, completed with some crust and sauce, the level of the carbohydrateis even higher. In addition, apple provides adequate fat.
Justlike lipid, fat is also a major component of our bodys cells. It thereforeshould not be expelled from our diet. Fat does help regulate our temperatureand other vital processes in our body. Among our required amount of calorieneeds for a day, the 30% should be taken from fat. An apple pie has theadequate amount for this requirement. Furthermore,apple is a great source of fibers.
A great amount of dietary fiber is contained in an apple. This isenough to help clean our digestion system and reduce bad cholesterol in ourbody. The last but not the least, apple containssodium. The importance of sodium, or salt, is to maintain the balance of waterin our bodys cells. It also helps control our nerve and muscle to keep workingproperly. However, you cannot choose apple of anykind to make an apple pie.
You need to select the best one. In order to resultin tasty apple pie, take apples with crispy texture, low water content, andsour taste. The resulted apple pie will not be too soft and fairly sweet. To fulfill the requirements, granny smithis the best candidate. This variant comes from Australia. Its peel is reddishgreen.
It is round, a bit hard and watery. It is quite big in siz e , around 64x61 mm. In the end of its stem, there is a brownishtissue. This is the most favorite appleamong Washington bakers because it is also juicy and rich in magnesium. You can also combine fairly sweet and sourones by combining granny smith and Washington apples. Washington apple comesfrom America.
It colors red and its peel is fresh. It is quite sweet and hasrather thick peel. When you have been ready with the rightapples, you can begin cooking your own apple pie desserts. Here are some easysteps to make apples pies in various kinds. These recipes are quiet easy to do.Please have a go !
Sunday'sApple Pie
Prep Time: 45 Minutes Cook Time: 50 Minutes Ready In: 1 Hour 35 Minutes Servings: 8 "Tart apples, sugar, a bit of flour for thickening, and a shakeof cinnamon is all you need for this pie'sfilling."
INGREDIENTS: 1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch double crust pie 6 tart apples - peeled, cored and sliced 1/2 cup white sugar 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour 3 tablespoons butter, divided
DIRECTIONS: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F(175 degrees C). Place a baking sheet on an oven rack.
Place sliced apples in a largebowl. In a small bowl, combine sugar, cinnamon, and flour. Stir well and pourmixture over apples. Cut half of butter into small pieces and add to apples.Toss apples until thoroughly coated. Roll out pastry to fit an 8- or9-inch pie plate. Roll out top crust and set aside.
Pour apples intopastry-lined pie pan. Dot apples with remainingbutter. Place second pastry on top. Seal edges and cut steam vents in topcrust. Bake in preheated oven on thebaking sheet until apple filling is bubbly and crust is golden brown, 50minutes to 1 hour.
AppleDelight
Prep Time: 5 Minutes Cook Time: 30 Minutes Ready In: 35 Minutes Servings: 12 "This easy dump cake combines apple pie filling and yellow cakemix.
The butter drizzled on top makes this moist, sweet cakecome out rich and golden." INGREDIENTS: 2 (21 ounce) cans apple pie filling 1 (18.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix 1/2 cup butter, melted DIRECTIONS: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F(175 degrees C). Pour apple pie filling into a9x13-inch pan. Sprinkle cake mix over apples. Drizzle melted butter on top,stirring slightly to evenly moisten dry cake batter.Bake 30 minutes. Serve hot or cold.
Warm AppleButtermilk Custard Pie
Servings: 8 "Warm apple slices are sugared and coated with cinnamon, andarranged in the bottom of a pastry crust.
A thick buttermilk custard is poured on top, and then the pie is baked for 30 minutes.Then a buttery, sweet streusel topping is added, and the pie is slipped intothe oven to finish baking." INGREDIENTS: 1 (9 inch) pie shell 1/4 cup butter 2 tart apples - peeled, cored and sliced 1/2 cup white sugar 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/4 cup butter, softened 1 1/3 cups white sugar 4 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour 3/4 cup buttermilk 1/4 cup white sugar 1/4 cup packed brown sugar 1/2 cup all-purpose flour 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon 3 tablespoons butter DIRECTIONS: Preheat oven to 300 degrees F(150 degrees C). To Make Apple Filling: Melt 1/4cup butter or margarine in skillet over medium heat. Add apple, 1/2 cup whitesugar, and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon. Cook 3 to 5 minutes, until tender. Set aside. To Make Buttermilk Custard: Ina large mixing bowl combine 1/4 cup softened butter or margarine with 1 1/3cups white sugar.
Beat until creamy. Add eggs one at a time, beating untilyellow disappears. Mix in vanilla, then 2 tablespoons flour. Combinethoroughly, then pour in buttermilk, beating untilsmooth. Fit pastry into pie pan andprick with a fork. Spoon apple mixture into crust, then pour buttermilk custard over it.
Place in preheated oven andbake for 30 minutes. To Make Streusel Topping: Whilepie is baking, combine 1/4 cup white sugar, brown sugar, 1/2 cup flour, and 1/4teaspoon cinnamon in a small bowl. Cut in 3 tablespoons butter or margarineuntil mixture is crumbly. Remove pie from oven after 30minutes and sprinkle streusel topping over custard. Return to oven and bake foran additional 40 to 50 minutes, until a knife inserted in center comes outclean.
Apple-BerryPie
Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 50 Minutes Ready In: 1 Hour 10 Minutes Servings: 8 "A wonderful pie brimming with apples andblackberries."