09-24-2011, 09:46 PM
WHAT DID I DO WRONG??? I went to the apple orchard today and decided to make an apple pie. It is not something I make too often, so I can never remember which recipe turned out well in the past or what type of apples to use. I asked this Amish lady who claims to have been baking apple pies for 25 years and she recommended Jona Gold apples. So I get some, make my own pastry shell and follow a dutch apple recipe. Now I have a bowl of fucking soup!! It is not even the consistancy of syrup...you need a ladel..it is basically ice cream topping. I'm guessing that all the liquid is from the apples? But WTF? What apples are best? This recipe called for me to dice the apples, add a cup of sugar, cinnamon and tad bit flour and pour in shell, bake at 425 for 10 min, take out and cover with crumbly topping of brown sugar, flour and butter, then bake for 30 more min at 325. I added a little extra brown sugar because I love the crumbly stuff...was that the problem or was it because I diced the apples, or was it just a lousy recipe with a poor apple choice? I'm really fucking annoyed. I have let it sit for hours hoping it would set up, but I just checked...it is still soup time!