Best Pie (Continued from Pag* B 4) DOWN HOME APPLE PEE Second Place Charlotte Gclnett Crust: 4 cups flour '/> cup shredded cheddar cheese 1 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon sugar 1V« cup butter shortening 1 egg 1 tablespoon vinegar and enough cool water to make % cup. Mix together flour, cheese, salt, and sugar. With a pastry blender, mix in shortening. In a cup, com bine egg, vinegar, and cool water. Mix into flour mixture until you can make four balls to roll pie shells. Judges test pie entries for overall sppesrance, texture, doness, flavor, consistency, snd creativity. In Pennsylvania Apple Filling: 6 cups diced apples 1 cup sugar 1 tablespoon fine tapioca Mix together and press into 9-inch pie shell. Sprinkle with cin namon. Put on top crust and bake at4oodegrees for 30 minutes, then at 375 degrees until juices start to run. Cover edges with foil. TOFFEE APPLE PIE Third Place Pamela Prisznik Crust % cup plus 2 tablespoons shortening 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon salt 4 to 5 tablespoons ice water Heat oven to 375 degrees. Cut shortening into flour and salt until particles ate pea-sized. Sprinkle in water; toss with fork until mois tened. Gather pastry into ball. Roll pastry; line pastry plate. Filling: 5 cups peeled apples, thinly sliced */* cup sugar 'A cup brown sugar, firmly packed 1 tablespoon butter, melted 1 teaspoon cinnamon 2 tablespoons toffee (Skor) chips Lightly spoon flour into measur ing cup; level off. hi small mixing bowl, combine flour,'/«cup brown sugar, and '/«teaspoon cinnamon. Blend well. With fork or pastry blender, cut in 3 tablespoons butter until mixture is crumbly. Stir in pecans and toffee chips. Spinkle topping mixture over apples. Bake at 375 degrees for 55 minutes or until apples are tender and crust is golden brown. Serves 8. Foreign Exchange Program LAKEWOOD, Colo. The American Intercultural Student Exchange, a non-profit education ‘ al foundation, is seeking local host families for high school foreign exchange students for the 2000/01 school year. AISE’s students come from 25 countries through out the world, and the program continues to expand. Every year. Charlotte and Richard Geinett celebrate a second-place victory in the apple contest for the third time. Her apple pie contains cheese in the crust Needs Host Families AISE places exchange students with over 2,000 host families throughout the United States. The students live with American fami lies and attend local high schools during their 10-month cultural ex change experiences. Host families provide these young ambassadors with a place to sleep, meals, and a family atmo- Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January IS, 2000-BS sphere in which to live. AISE stu dents are eager to leant about our government, history, and customs, while at the same time leaving a lasting impression of their cultures in the minds and hearts of their American host families and peers. For information on hosting a student in your home call: 1- 800-SIBLING, or visit the AISE web site at www.aise.com.
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