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Coming in from the Cold: Comfort Food and Family in Vermont
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Heat oven to 425°. Place flour in a large mixing bowl. Remove 1/3 cup flour and combine with water to form a paste. Add salt to remaining dry flour and combine. Add shortening and combine with a pastry cutter (or two table knives) until shortening is broken into pea-sized pieces. Add paste and combine with hands just until dough comes together (grab and squeeze pieces together to help combine). Divide into two disks, cover in plastic wrap, and refrigerate.
Peel, core, and slice apples into 3/4-inch-thick pieces. In a large mixing bowl, combine apples, both sugars, 1/4 cup flour, lemon juice, and spices.
Roll out one dough disk to fit bottom of 8-inch pie pan. Add apples, then dot with butter. Roll out second disk and carefully lay it on top of apples; crimp layers of dough together along the rim to seal edge. In a small bowl, whisk egg white until slightly frothy, then brush all over top crust. Sprinkle with sugar. Cut four or five holes in top layer of dough to allow air to escape. Bake 25 minutes, then lower heat to 3257deg; and bake 30 minutes more. If crust along edge is browning too quickly, cover edge with foil. Let rest 10 minutes before serving.
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Pommes Anna
Potatoes Recipes
Preparation Time: 30 minutes
Start to Finish Time: 90 minutes
Yield: 6 servings
- 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted
- 1-1/2 pounds baking potatoes
- Kosher or sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Heat oven to 425°. Brush bottom and sides of a 9-inch heavy-bottomed ovenproof sauté pan with about 1 tablespoon melted butter. Peel potatoes. Using a mandoline, food processor, or a sharp knife, slice potatoes into very thin disks, then quickly arrange slices in overlapping circular layers in pan, brushing each layer with butter and seasoning with salt and pepper. Gently push down potatoes with a plate for a snug fit. Cover with foil and bake 30 to 35 minutes, then remove foil and bake until potatoes are easily pierced with a fork and golden. Place a small cutting board or serving plate over top of pan. With oven mitts on, invert potato cake onto board or plate. Let rest 5 minutes before serving.
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