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Pink Adobe Apple Pie
This is a famous dessert served at the Pink Adobe restaurant in Santa Fe. The Pink Adobe is the oldest restaurant in Santa Fe, it opened over 60 years ago. The pie is a delicious blend of apples, spices, nuts and raisins. It's a Santa Fe favorite - don't overlook the sauce.
Submitted by Bill Manns
Pastry for double-crust pie (9 inch double crust)
2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup shortening (the Pink uses lard)
1 teaspoon salt
6-7 tablespoons water
Pie filling
5-7 cooking apples (peeled, cored, and sliced)
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup raisins
1 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/2 cup pecans or walnuts (chopped)
1/4 cup butter (melted)
1/4 cup water
2 tablespoons milk
Sauce
1/2 cup butter
1 tablespoon water
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon brandy or rum
Preheat oven to 400° (you'll reduce to 350°F.).
Mix flour, shortening, and salt together, until dough resembles course meal.
Add water a little at a time until dough sticks together.
Divide dough in half and roll out and line the bottom of a nine inch pie plate.
Fill with apples and sprinkle with cinnamon, lemon juice, and nutmeg.
Spread 1/2 cup sugar and raisins over apples.
Mix brown sugar with flour and spread over whole mixture.
Sprinkle with nuts and dot with melted butter.
Sprinkle with 1/4 cup water.
Roll out remaining dough and seal edges and flute.
Brush with milk.
Bake at 400° F. for 10 minutes, then reduce to 350° F. and bake for 30 more minutes.
May cover edges with foil if they brown too quickly.
While pie is baking prepare sauce: In a sauce pan melt butter and mix with water.
Remove from heat and mix in sugar and brandy, may add more water if too thick.
Serve sauce over pie.
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