Apple Pie

This past weekend I went to a Black History month event. This event was held at a church in Charleston, WV. At this event, I had the worst apple pie of my life. It was dry and the crust was burnt. The apple tasted like canned apple and was very thick. So, I have decided to put this recipe up so everyone knows how to make good apple pie. Clearly, we need reminded on how to make one of America's most traditional deserts. Write it down everyone, so we don't forget :)

Ingredients 

Original recipe makes 1 - 9 inch pie

• 1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch double crust pie
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup water

• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 8 Granny Smith apples - peeled, cored and sliced

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Melt the butter in a saucepan. Stir in flour to form a paste. Add water, white sugar and brown sugar, and bring to a boil. Reduce temperature and let simmer.
2. Place the bottom crust in your pan. Fill with apples, mounded slightly. Cover with a lattice work crust. Gently pour the sugar and butter liquid over the crust. Pour slowly so that it does not run off.
3. Bake 15 minutes in the preheated oven. Reduce the temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Continue baking for 35 to 45 minutes, until apples are soft.

• PREP30 mins
• COOK1 hr
• READY IN1 hr30 mins
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Caramel Corn

Given the state of the economy, prices have gone up. The increase in prices has not only affected gas stations and super markets, but movie theaters as well. I remember the price for a movie ticket, growing up, was $8 and popcorn was $4. Now tickets are $10- $12 and popcorn is $5- $7. Unfortunately, there is nothing I can do about the ticket prices but I do have an easy caramel corn recipe for all you readers.  This recipe is not only simple and delicious but it's cheap too. Take to the theaters and enjoy!  

Directions: 




Original recipe makes 5 quarts

• 1 cup butter
• 2 cups brown sugar
• 1/2 cup corn syrup
• 1 teaspoon salt

• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 5 quarts popped popcorn

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1. Preheat oven to 250 degrees F (95 degrees C). Place popcorn in a very large bowl.
2. In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt butter. Stir in brown sugar, corn syrup and salt. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Boil without stirring 4 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in soda and vanilla. Pour in a thin stream over popcorn, stirring to coat.
3. Place in two large shallow baking dishes and bake in preheated oven, stirring every 15 minutes, for 1 hour. Remove from oven and let cool completely before breaking into pieces. 
   

• PREP30 mins
• COOK1 hr
• READY IN1 hr30 mins

S'mores Brownies

I was on Pinterest looking up fun recipes this weekend and I saw a recipe for s'mores brownies. I thought they looked delicious and fun. So, I went on youtube to look up a video. I found this video and I thought it was really helpful, so I'm passing it on to you guys! Enjoy! ----> How to make s'mores brownies

America

This past Super Bowl Coca-Cola aired a commercial endorsing their drink. In this commercial, people are singing America The Beautiful in different languages. Many people were outraged by this. People felt that it was disrespectful and that America's prime language is English and the song should be sung only in English. I, however, disagree. I believe that America embodies a multitude of different people. America is one of the most diverse countries in the world and grows in diversity every year. I think in this day and age, everyone should be equally represented. America is a "melting pot" after all.