Paper Bag Baked Apple Pie

That looks absolutely luscious, Margaret! Thanks for posting it. 🙂

Carol

Margaret Suran said:

A friend sent me this recipe. She said that it is a very good recipe
and that I should not be afraid to put the paper bag into the oven.

Fairmont, San Jose 4th Annual Apple Pie Competition
November 2004
#1 Prize Winner: Patricia Nunes of San Jose

Brown Bag Apple Pie Recipe

Ingredients:

6 Large Newton Pippin Apples
1/2 Cup of Sugar
2 Tablespoons of Flour
1/2 Teaspoon of Nutmeg
2 Tablespoons of Lemon Juice

Pare, core and slice the apples. Combine sugar, flour and nutmeg.
Sprinkle over apples then toss to coat thoroughly. Spoon into unbaked
pie shell (9 inch.). Drizzle with lemon juice and cover with topping.

Topping:

1/2 Cup of Sugar
1/2 Cup of Flour
1/2 Cup of Butter

Combine sugar and flour, cut in batter, make it coarse. Sprinkle over
the apples to cover completely. Slide the pie into a large brown paper
bag. Fold ends and fasten (staples are the best). Bake at 450 degrees
for one hour. When baked tear bag away and cool the pie on the rack.

On Sat 22 Jan 2005 05:18:35p, Margaret Suran called across the abyss...

Quoted message said:

A friend sent me this recipe. She said that it is a very good recipe
and that I should not be afraid to put the paper bag into the oven.

Fairmont, San Jose 4th Annual Apple Pie Competition
November 2004
#1 Prize Winner: Patricia Nunes of San Jose

Brown Bag Apple Pie Recipe

Ingredients:

6 Large Newton Pippin Apples
1/2 Cup of Sugar
2 Tablespoons of Flour
1/2 Teaspoon of Nutmeg
2 Tablespoons of Lemon Juice

Pare, core and slice the apples. Combine sugar, flour and nutmeg.
Sprinkle over apples then toss to coat thoroughly. Spoon into unbaked
pie shell (9 inch.). Drizzle with lemon juice and cover with topping.

Topping:

1/2 Cup of Sugar
1/2 Cup of Flour
1/2 Cup of Butter

Combine sugar and flour, cut in batter, make it coarse. Sprinkle over
the apples to cover completely. Slide the pie into a large brown paper
bag. Fold ends and fasten (staples are the best). Bake at 450 degrees
for one hour. When baked tear bag away and cool the pie on the rack.

Oh, Margaret, that's a wonderful pie! I was given virtually the same
recipe by the mother of a friend of mine back in 1962, and I've been baking
it ever since. The only difference is that the topping calls for brown
sugar.

If I hadn't just baked a cake this afternoon, I'd bake one.

BTW, the bag definitely will not burn. It will get a little "crisp" and
somewhat fragile, but no burning, I assure you.

Oh, one more thing, the time and temp in my recipe is a little
different...1 to 1-1/4 hours at 400 degrees F.

Cheers!
Wayne

Wayne Boatwright said:

Quoted message said:

Combine sugar and flour, cut in batter, make it coarse. Sprinkle over
the apples to cover completely. Slide the pie into a large brown paper
bag. Fold ends and fasten (staples are the best). Bake at 450 degrees
for one hour. When baked tear bag away and cool the pie on the rack.

Oh, Margaret, that's a wonderful pie! I was given virtually the same
recipe by the mother of a friend of mine back in 1962, and I've been baking
it ever since. The only difference is that the topping calls for brown
sugar.

If I hadn't just baked a cake this afternoon, I'd bake one.

BTW, the bag definitely will not burn. It will get a little "crisp" and
somewhat fragile, but no burning, I assure you.

Oh, one more thing, the time and temp in my recipe is a little
different...1 to 1-1/4 hours at 400 degrees F.

I was wondering about that. The flash point for paper is 451 F. While 450
degrees is under the flash point I would not want to count on the thermostat
and heat variation in the oven not to exceed that and start a fire. Your 400 F
setting sounds much better.

Margaret Suran said:

A friend sent me this recipe. She said that it is a very good recipe
and that I should not be afraid to put the paper bag into the oven.

Fairmont, San Jose 4th Annual Apple Pie Competition
November 2004
#1 Prize Winner: Patricia Nunes of San Jose

Brown Bag Apple Pie Recipe

Ingredients:

6 Large Newton Pippin Apples
1/2 Cup of Sugar
2 Tablespoons of Flour
1/2 Teaspoon of Nutmeg
2 Tablespoons of Lemon Juice

Pare, core and slice the apples. Combine sugar, flour and nutmeg.
Sprinkle over apples then toss to coat thoroughly. Spoon into unbaked
pie shell (9 inch.). Drizzle with lemon juice and cover with topping.

Topping:

1/2 Cup of Sugar
1/2 Cup of Flour
1/2 Cup of Butter

Combine sugar and flour, cut in batter, make it coarse. Sprinkle over
the apples to cover completely. Slide the pie into a large brown paper
bag. Fold ends and fasten (staples are the best). Bake at 450 degrees
for one hour. When baked tear bag away and cool the pie on the rack.

What's the benefit of the paper bag?
It seems as though it would make the topping and the crust soggy.

gloria p

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Wayne Boatwright wrote:

<pie snippage>

I was wondering about that. The flash point for paper is 451 F. While 450

Quoted message said:

degrees is under the flash point I would not want to count on the

thermostat

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and heat variation in the oven not to exceed that and start a fire. Your

400 F

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setting sounds much better.

I see someone remembers reading Ray Bradbury.
-Ginny

On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 21:39:22 -0500, "Virginia Tadrzynski" <[email hidden]>

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I see someone remembers reading Ray Bradbury.

In high school, I read every Ray Bradbury book I could get my hands on.
The one that sticks in my mind is The Illustrated Man.

Carol
--
"Years ago my mother used to say to me... She'd say,
'In this world Elwood, you must be oh-so smart or oh-so pleasant.'
Well, for years I was smart.... I recommend pleasant. You may quote me."

*James Stewart* in the 1950 movie, _Harvey_

In article <[email hidden]>,

Damsel said:

In high school, I read every Ray Bradbury book I could get my hands on.
The one that sticks in my mind is The Illustrated Man.

I met him a half-dozen or so years ago. He did a book signing at a local
independent bookstore, and gave a talk beforehand. He's a gifted
speaker: he had the audience enthralled. When I was getting my book
signed, I asked him if he ever gave out copies of his speeches
afterwards. His response:
"Well, no, I can't really do that. I make it up as I go along."

--
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<http://www.thecoffeefaq.com/>

It wouldn't make the pie soggy, air goes through the bag easily. When
I'm making pita pockets, as soon as they come out of the oven they're
put into paper bags so the pocket will remain open while they cool
down.
Cheers
Lore

On Sat 22 Jan 2005 06:54:47p, Puester called across the abyss...

Quoted message said:

Margaret Suran said:

A friend sent me this recipe. She said that it is a very good recipe
and that I should not be afraid to put the paper bag into the oven.

Fairmont, San Jose 4th Annual Apple Pie Competition
November 2004
#1 Prize Winner: Patricia Nunes of San Jose

Brown Bag Apple Pie Recipe

Ingredients:

6 Large Newton Pippin Apples
1/2 Cup of Sugar
2 Tablespoons of Flour
1/2 Teaspoon of Nutmeg
2 Tablespoons of Lemon Juice

Pare, core and slice the apples. Combine sugar, flour and nutmeg.
Sprinkle over apples then toss to coat thoroughly. Spoon into unbaked
pie shell (9 inch.). Drizzle with lemon juice and cover with topping.

Topping:

1/2 Cup of Sugar
1/2 Cup of Flour
1/2 Cup of Butter

Combine sugar and flour, cut in batter, make it coarse. Sprinkle over
the apples to cover completely. Slide the pie into a large brown paper
bag. Fold ends and fasten (staples are the best). Bake at 450 degrees
for one hour. When baked tear bag away and cool the pie on the rack.

What's the benefit of the paper bag?
It seems as though it would make the topping and the crust soggy.

gloria p

Having baked many of these over the years, IMHO, it prevents over-browning
of the crumb topping. Being rich in butter and sugar, it might very well
burn otherwise. The pie is never soggy,

Wayne

Damsel said:

Virginia Tadrzynski said:

I see someone remembers reading Ray Bradbury.

In high school, I read every Ray Bradbury book I could get my hands
on. The one that sticks in my mind is The Illustrated Man.

Carol

"Farenheit 451" - I'll never forget the scene from the film where the woman
with all the books and cats were burned.

Jill

Virginia Tadrzynski said:

"Dave Smith" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Wayne Boatwright wrote:

<pie snippage>

I was wondering about that. The flash point for paper is 451 F. While 450

Quoted message said:

degrees is under the flash point I would not want to count on the

thermostat

Quoted message said:

and heat variation in the oven not to exceed that and start a fire. Your

400 F

Quoted message said:

setting sounds much better.

I see someone remembers reading Ray Bradbury.
-Ginny

Yes, Fahrenheit 451 was a book my daughter told me to read. Until
this post, I had forgotten all about it.

In article <[email hidden]>, Margaret Suran

Quoted message said:

A friend sent me this recipe. She said that it is a very good recipe
and that I should not be afraid to put the paper bag into the oven.

Quoted message said:

bag. Fold ends and fasten (staples are the best). Bake at 450 degrees
for one hour. When baked tear bag away and cool the pie on the rack.

Remember the movie "Fahrenheit 451"? That's the temperature at which
paper burns.
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"I read recipes the way I read science fiction: I get to the end and
say,'Well, that's not going to happen.'" - Comedian Rita Rudner,
performance at New York, New York, January 10, 2005.

"Margaret Suran" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

A friend sent me this recipe. She said that it is a very good recipe and
that I should not be afraid to put the paper bag into the oven.

Fairmont, San Jose 4th Annual Apple Pie Competition
November 2004
#1 Prize Winner: Patricia Nunes of San Jose

Brown Bag Apple Pie Recipe

Hey, isn't there a similar recipe in the rfc cookbook? I seem to remember
one...hmm...guess I'd better buy some apples soon. Margaret, you have just
ignited a craving!

Hello all,

I'm the friend who sent Margaret the pie recipe and, let me tell you, it was
delicious. I used freshly grated nutmeg and it's amazing what a different
flavor it has from the ground nutmeg I used to use.

I was more than a little nervous about putting the paper bag in such a hot
oven (especially since my stove is a zillion years old) but it worked just
fine. I am changing the instructions in my recipe to read "400° for 1 hour
15 minutes", that way I won't have to keep waiting for the flames to shoot
out of the oven. It's not that I'd mind burning up the oven, but I don't
make pies that often and would hate to have one burn up!

I'm thinking about trying another kind of fruit pie cooked in the bag. The
crust was a gorgeous golden brown and I'm thinking that that's why the bag
was used.

Thanks for all the comments on this recipe...

jillie
Roseville, CA

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"Margaret Suran" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

A friend sent me this recipe. She said that it is a very good recipe and
that I should not be afraid to put the paper bag into the oven.

Fairmont, San Jose 4th Annual Apple Pie Competition
November 2004
#1 Prize Winner: Patricia Nunes of San Jose

Brown Bag Apple Pie Recipe

On Sun 23 Jan 2005 01:53:36p, Jill Delgado called across the abyss...

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Hello all,

I'm the friend who sent Margaret the pie recipe and, let me tell you, it
was delicious. I used freshly grated nutmeg and it's amazing what a
different flavor it has from the ground nutmeg I used to use.

I was more than a little nervous about putting the paper bag in such a
hot oven (especially since my stove is a zillion years old) but it
worked just fine. I am changing the instructions in my recipe to read
"400° for 1 hour 15 minutes", that way I won't have to keep waiting for
the flames to shoot out of the oven. It's not that I'd mind burning up
the oven, but I don't make pies that often and would hate to have one
burn up!

I'm thinking about trying another kind of fruit pie cooked in the bag.
The crust was a gorgeous golden brown and I'm thinking that that's why
the bag was used.

Another fresh fruit I've used with this is peaches. It was delicious.

Wayne

Quoted message said:

Thanks for all the comments on this recipe...

jillie
Roseville, CA

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"Margaret Suran" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

A friend sent me this recipe. She said that it is a very good recipe
and that I should not be afraid to put the paper bag into the oven.

Fairmont, San Jose 4th Annual Apple Pie Competition
November 2004
#1 Prize Winner: Patricia Nunes of San Jose

Brown Bag Apple Pie Recipe

On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 06:31:00 -0600, "jmcquown" <[email hidden]>

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Damsel said:

Virginia Tadrzynski said:

I see someone remembers reading Ray Bradbury.

In high school, I read every Ray Bradbury book I could get my hands
on. The one that sticks in my mind is The Illustrated Man.

"Farenheit 451" - I'll never forget the scene from the film where the woman
with all the books and cats were burned.

I never saw the movie, just read the book. And there's very, very little
that I remember from any of the Bradbury books. It's been decades. But I
do remember that 451F is the degree at which paper ignites, and I bake
accordingly.

Now, if you're talking about 1984 ....

Carol
--
"Years ago my mother used to say to me... She'd say,
'In this world Elwood, you must be oh-so smart or oh-so pleasant.'
Well, for years I was smart.... I recommend pleasant. You may quote me."

*James Stewart* in the 1950 movie, _Harvey_

Where could I find this recipe? sounds great! thanks. Sis

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On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 06:31:00 -0600, "jmcquown" <[email hidden]>

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Damsel said:

On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 21:39:22 -0500, "Virginia Tadrzynski"
<[email hidden]> wrote:

> I see someone remembers reading Ray Bradbury.

In high school, I read every Ray Bradbury book I could get my hands
on. The one that sticks in my mind is The Illustrated Man.

"Farenheit 451" - I'll never forget the scene from the film where the
woman
with all the books and cats were burned.

I never saw the movie, just read the book. And there's very, very little
that I remember from any of the Bradbury books. It's been decades. But I
do remember that 451F is the degree at which paper ignites, and I bake
accordingly.

Now, if you're talking about 1984 ....

Carol
--
"Years ago my mother used to say to me... She'd say,
'In this world Elwood, you must be oh-so smart or oh-so pleasant.'
Well, for years I was smart.... I recommend pleasant. You may quote me."

*James Stewart* in the 1950 movie, _Harvey_

On Sun 23 Jan 2005 10:55:22p, Sandy wrote in rec.food.cooking:

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Where could I find this recipe? sounds great! thanks. Sis

Margaret Suran posted the recipe. I think we've all agreed to change the
baking temperature from 450 to 400 degrees F. and the baking time from 1
hour to as much as 1 hour, 15 minutes.

Wayne

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Newsgroups: rec.food.cooking
Subject: Paper Bag Baked Apple Pie
From: Margaret Suran <[email hidden]>

A friend sent me this recipe. She said that it is a very good recipe
and that I should not be afraid to put the paper bag into the oven.

Fairmont, San Jose 4th Annual Apple Pie Competition
November 2004
#1 Prize Winner: Patricia Nunes of San Jose

Brown Bag Apple Pie Recipe

Ingredients:

6 Large Newton Pippin Apples
1/2 Cup of Sugar
2 Tablespoons of Flour
1/2 Teaspoon of Nutmeg
2 Tablespoons of Lemon Juice

Pare, core and slice the apples. Combine sugar, flour and nutmeg.
Sprinkle over apples then toss to coat thoroughly. Spoon into unbaked
pie shell (9 inch.). Drizzle with lemon juice and cover with topping.

Topping:

1/2 Cup of Sugar
1/2 Cup of Flour
1/2 Cup of Butter

Combine sugar and flour, cut in batter, make it coarse. Sprinkle over
the apples to cover completely. Slide the pie into a large brown paper
bag. Fold ends and fasten (staples are the best). Bake at 450 degrees
for one hour. When baked tear bag away and cool the pie on the rack.

Thanks! Sis
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On Sun 23 Jan 2005 10:55:22p, Sandy wrote in rec.food.cooking:

Quoted message said:

Where could I find this recipe? sounds great! thanks. Sis

Margaret Suran posted the recipe. I think we've all agreed to change the
baking temperature from 450 to 400 degrees F. and the baking time from 1
hour to as much as 1 hour, 15 minutes.

Wayne

Quoted message said:

Newsgroups: rec.food.cooking
Subject: Paper Bag Baked Apple Pie
From: Margaret Suran <[email hidden]>

A friend sent me this recipe. She said that it is a very good recipe
and that I should not be afraid to put the paper bag into the oven.

Fairmont, San Jose 4th Annual Apple Pie Competition
November 2004
#1 Prize Winner: Patricia Nunes of San Jose

Brown Bag Apple Pie Recipe

Ingredients:

6 Large Newton Pippin Apples
1/2 Cup of Sugar
2 Tablespoons of Flour
1/2 Teaspoon of Nutmeg
2 Tablespoons of Lemon Juice

Pare, core and slice the apples. Combine sugar, flour and nutmeg.
Sprinkle over apples then toss to coat thoroughly. Spoon into unbaked
pie shell (9 inch.). Drizzle with lemon juice and cover with topping.

Topping:

1/2 Cup of Sugar
1/2 Cup of Flour
1/2 Cup of Butter

Combine sugar and flour, cut in batter, make it coarse. Sprinkle over
the apples to cover completely. Slide the pie into a large brown paper
bag. Fold ends and fasten (staples are the best). Bake at 450 degrees
for one hour. When baked tear bag away and cool the pie on the rack.