Sandy vs. Martha

Okay, so I am a little delayed in posting about the two desserts I made during our friend's visit.

Swedish Apple Pie was shared with me a by a dear friend, Sandy. Let me tell you, it is so easy and delicious! Now, it doesn't replace the flaky crust of a traditional apple pie, but when you are crunched for time and unable to make a pie crust this is your answer. Very yummy and a new favorite of Joe.

Swedish Apple Pie

Fill pie pan 2/3 full of sliced apples. Sprinkle 1tbsp. sugar (I actually omitted this) and 1tsp. cinnamon over apples. In a bowl combine 3/4 cup melted butter (I used 1/2 cup), 1 cup sugar, 1 cup flour, and 1 egg. Spread over apples. Bake for 45 minutes in 350 oven. Serve with fresh whipped cream or vanilla ice cream. (If serving with ice cream again I will probably decrease the amount of sugar in the batter).

So easy and tasty. You can pop it in the oven while eating supper and doing the dishes. Then eat while you watch Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. Guess what we did last night?

Now on to the recipe share by Martha. Martha Stewart that is. I have no picture for various reasons. Pumpkin Cream Pie with a ginger snap crust sounded so good to me I thought I would give it a go. I learned that when a recipe calls for whole milk don't use 2%. Anyway, my Pumpkin Cream Pie turned into Pumpkin Cream Pudding. My guests graciously ate it and it was actually good but not as lovely looking as the picture in the magazine.

Here is the recipe http://www.marthastewart.com/recipe/pumpkin-cream-pie-living.

So, out of the two Sandy won! I may give Martha another go with milk that has a higher fat content.