Low Fat Apple Recipes

Ingredients:

1 1/4 cup granulated sugar, divided
1 cup fresh or frozen cranberries
1/4 cup all-purpose flour -plus more for rolling
1 refrigerated pie crust -from a 15-ounce box
2 lb tart cooking apples, peeled -cored and sliced -about 7 cups
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
1/4 tsp salt
2 tbsp apple jelly, melted
confectioners' sugar, optional

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 450°F.

2. In small saucepan, combine 1 cup sugar, cranberries and 1 tablespoon
water; cook and stir until a syrup forms. Bring to a boil; cook, stirring
constantly, about 10 minutes, until cranberries begin to pop; set aside to
cool slightly.

3. On lightly floured surface, unfold pastry. Using rolling pin, roll
pastry into a 12-inch circle. Place in a 9-inch pie plate, letting excess
pastry drape over edge of plate; set aside.

4. In large bowl, toss together apples, 1/4 cup flour, the remaining sugar,
cinnamon, nutmeg and salt; stir in reserved cranberry mixture. Spoon into
reserved pastry; fold dough around filling, letting folds form naturally.

5. Bake 15 minutes; reduce heat to 350°F. Bake about 35 minutes, until
crust is golden and filling bubbles (cover Pastry with foil if it starts to
overbrown). Place on wire rack to cool; spoon melted apple jelly over
filling. Sprinkle crust with confectioners' sugar. Serve warm or cold.

Makes 8 servings. Preparation time: 30 minutes. Baking time: 50 minutes.

Per serving: About 319 cal, 2 g pro, 68 g car, 5 g fat, 14% cal from fat, 0
mg chol, 198 mg sod, 2 g fiber.

Busted by Gail Shermeyer <4paws@netrax.net>



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Servings: 8