July Fourth Cast Iron Skillet Apple Pie

This recipe is a nice way to introduce Kathy Barker of Redding as an upcoming new blogger on anewscafe.com.

On her blog, tea4kate, she writes about her love of tea, travel, photography, family, food, felting and life, not necessarily in that order.

Many of you befriended Kathy and husband Phil during their former lives as owners of Oregon St. Tea Company, but we still see them around town at places like ArtHop and other community events.

Just in time for the Independence Day holiday, from Kathy Barker to you, one of her family’s favorite recipes: Cousin Bonnie’s Cast Iron Skillet Apple Pie.

To learn more about the reunion in which Kathy’s family made this recipe, visit tea4kate.

In the meantime, read an excerpt from tea4kate that tells her family’s recent apple-pie making adventure:

Last week, at our Rinehart Family Reunion, in Cedarville, California, our Cousin Bonnie demonstrated how to make an apple pie in a cast iron skillet.

We had asked everyone to bring a six-inch cast iron skillet to make a pie for two. Twenty adult “Cousins”, and several of the younger generation, participated in this class. – By Kathy Barker on tea4kate.

Cousin Bonnie’s Cast Iron Skillet Apple Pie

CRUST FOR 6″ PIE:

Using a fork or pastry blender, gradually work the shortening into the flour until it resembles pea size clumps.

… Mix in carefully. Form in ball and cut in half

Roll 1 ball on floured board/counter in circle for bottom crust. It must be big enough to extend over the edge of the skillet.

FILLING:

Mix well, pour into the 6-inch iron skillet, mounding apples in the middle.

Roll top crust larger than the skillet. Remove excess dough. Press sides of bottom and top crusts together to seal in juices. Finish edge and top as desired … include vent holes

Brush crust with milk, using pastry brush. Sprinkle top with cinnamon sugar

Bake at 400 degrees for 1 hour, no matter what size.

Happy July 4th!