Marlboro Pie

[Habanero Smoker]

I am looking for the original recipe for Marlboro Pie, that has sherry as one of the ingridients. Has anyone every heard of this type of apple pie, and/or has the original recipe. I found one recipe, but it did not have sherry in it, also the one I want to make, was prepared with shreded apples. The cheddar cheese pie crust looks interesting. I would like to make this for Christmas, but want to bake one sooner as a trial run.

<b>Marlboro Pie (1, 9-inch pie)</b>
2 cups unsweetened apple sauce
1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs, slightly beaten
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/2 cup evaporated milk or heavy or whipping cream
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 cup butter, melted
Basic Pie Dough or Cheddar Cheese Dough , for a 9-inch pie shell,

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Line a 9-inch pie pan with the rolled out dough. Prick all over with a fork, then press a piece of heavy duty foil snugly into the bottom and sides of the pie pan. Bake for 6 minutes, remove the foil, and bake for about 4 minutes longer, until the edges have colored slightly. Combine the apple sauce and sugar in a bowl. Then beat in the eggs and lemon juice. Add the milk, cinnamon, nutmeg, and butter, and stir until thoroughly blended. Pour the filling into the pie shell, and bake for 15 minutes. Reduce the heat to 350 degrees, and continue to bake for about 20 minutes longer, until the filling is almost set, but the center remains slightly soft. Remove from the oven and cool on a wire rack.

<b>Cheddar Cheese Pie Crust </b> (Crust for 2 crust pie)
2 cups sifted flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt (scant)
1/2 cup cold shortening
1/2 cup cold margarine
1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
6 - 8 Tablespoons cold water

Sift flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl. Cut in shortening with a pastry blender, or blend with fingertips until mixture resembles coarse oatmeal. Cut in margarine until mixture is a little finer. Stir in grated cheese.

Sprinkle water onto the dough, one tablespoon at a time. Mix well with a fork after each sprinkling. If dough can be formed into a ball, you do not need the extra tablespoon of water. If it does not form a dough, add more water one TEASPOON at a time.

Divide dough in two equal pieces. Wrap in waxed paper and let rest in refrigerator for fifteen minutes. Do not let dough get hard.

On a floured surface with a lightly floured rolling pin, roll first ball of dough until it is 1 inch larger than upside down pie plate. Loosen dough from surface with a spatula. Put rolling pin in the middle of dough. Fold half the dough over the rolling pin, and lift to place evenly over pie plate. Push dough gently to fit snugly in the plate.

[Spenser]

Habanero-saw a segment on CBS Sunday Morning yesterday that had an interview with John T. Edge who just wrote two books, one about apple pie, one about fried chicken.  They talked about the Marlboro pie and showed how to make it.  Suggest trying his website-johntedge.com or going to the book store and cruise through the Apple Pie book and see if recipe is in there.  I got the fried chicken book and it is a great book.  Heard that the Apple Pie book wasnt that great though.

[Habanero Smoker]

Spenser,
Thanks. I'll check out the website today. Great timing, I will be going to a Barnes & Noble on Wednesday, hopefully they will have that book.

[Habanero Smoker]

I received John Edge's "Apple Pie – An American Story" today. Here is the colonial recipe for the filling for Marlborough Pie (his spelling.

1 Lemon
3 Large Apples, peeled
½ Tbs. Dry Sherry
1 C. Sugar
3 Eggs
½ C. Butter Unsalted.

Squeeze the juice from the lemon into a large bowl. Grate the lemon peel into the same bowl, taking care to avoid the white pith. Grate the peeled apples coarsely and toss into the bowl as well. Add sherry and stir in the sugar. Mix well.

In another bowl, beat the eggs until light. In another bowl, cream the butter until soft and add the eggs. Stir the butter and egg mixture into the apples.

Baking;
Heat the oven to 400 degrees F.  Place pie dough into a 9 inch pie plate. Prick dough all over with a fork, and spoon in the apple mixture. Bake at 400 degrees F for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 degrees F and bake 45 minutes, or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for at least 30 minutes before serving warm.

You can also serve it warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream; or in a puddle of chilled heavy cream.