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Marie Callendar's is helping us to celebrate National Pie Day. And they're also teaching us the secrets to their all-American apple pie.
Tips for a Classic Apple Pie
1. Apples! Apples! Apples! The most important part of the apple pie is obviously the apples. Granny Smith apples are best, but don't be afraid to include a combination. (Golden Delicious and Braeburn apples are great too!)
2. Don't burn the crust. To prevent this problem, cover the edges of your pie with tin foil.
3. Taste the apples! Once you add your cinnamon/sugar mixture... taste-test your apples. Do not be afraid to add more brown sugar and cinnamon to your mixture.
4. A mountain of apples is a good thing. Always prepare more apples than you think you will need, and make a mountain in the pie shell when you add the apples. You will find that the mountain of apples will deflate as you bake.
5. Sweetness other than sugar. If you do not think your apples are sweet enough, but you do not want to add sugar, try 1tbsp lemon juice, some finely grated lemon zest, and 2 tbsp melted apple jelly.
6. The top of the apple pie must be vented with a few slices of the knife through the top pie shell. Instead of simple slits add a pattern or pretty decoration. Cut your loved one's initials in the pie shell, or a heart, or star. Your imagination is the limit!
Marie Callender's Pie Facts
• Marie Callender's most popular pies are Banana Cream and Lemon Meringue!
• Other Marie's favorites include Apple, Chocolate Cream, Double Cream Blueberry, and Pumpkin to name a few.
• Marie Callender's will make more than 325,000 classic Apple Pies this year.
• Did you know that each Apple Pie uses 1 ½ pounds of apples. Throughout the year, Marie Callender's will use 500,000 or ½ million pounds of apples to make its delicious Apple Pies!
• Each Marie Callender's offers more than 30 varieties of pie baked fresh daily. Annually, we bake more than 4 million pies.
• To order your Pies or to find a Marie Callender's location nearest you, visit mariecallenders.com.
