Why We Need to Read Food Lables Everytime

Fall is a beautiful time of year. The leaves are changing, the weather cools, and harvest is coming in. After picking fresh apples from the orchard all I want to do is make pie, until you realize your pie crust contains milk, eggs, and peanuts, what's an allergy mom to do.

I love fresh made apple pie, and fall is the perfect time of year to make it. I let my husband convince me to take it easy on myself and just purchase pre-made pie crust. In my rush to get a million things done while my husband had my daughter, I failed to read the label on the box of pie crust, and brought home two boxes that stated they may contain milk, eggs, and peanuts, along with containing wheat.

We had less than four hours until it was time to leave for our friends Fall BBQ, and I started to debate about just using the pie crust. I went back and forth for several minutes, I knew our daughter would be the only one there allergic to peanuts, and our friends sister-in-law is allergic to milk, and I found out later that the new son-in-law was lactose sensitive. As I started to unroll the crust it began cracking and breaking apart, it was dry and hard in spots. I picked up the crust, box and all, and pitched it into the trash can. I scrubbed my hands and the pie plate with scolding hot water and soap, and wiped the entire counter with a Clorox wipe.

I pulled out my shortening, water and flour and began mixing the pie crust together. I made two separate balls and let them chill in the fridge. I mixed all the dry ingredients for the pie filling, and started pealing and slicing my apples. Once I had my dry mix folded into my apples, and the apples were well coated, I pulled out the first ball of dough. I quickly rolled it out and fit it into the bottom of the pie pan and pored my apples in. I liked a tall domed pie that is just bursting with apples. I rolled out the second crust and used my fall cutouts to put apples on the top as vents. Once the pie was topped I trimmed and pressed the ends with a fork.

After 40 minutes it was a beautiful pie that I received many complements on all afternoon. The best was when one of the gentleman asked me when I was going to be opening my bakery.

We had a lovely afternoon and the only desert my daughter could eat, other than my pie was a S'mores we made her away from the rest of the kids who were eating Oreos off a platter mixed with peanut butter cookies.

 

For a full recipe on Country Apple Pie and Crust see our recipe page.