Flaky Pie Crust

Ingredients:
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup shortening, chilled
3 tablespoons ice water

Directions:
1. Whisk the flour and salt together in a medium size bowl. With a pastry blender, cut in the cold shortening until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Drizzle 2 to 3 tablespoons ice water over flour. Toss mixture with a fork to moisten, adding more water a few drops at a time until the dough comes together.
2. Gently gather dough particles together into a ball. Wrap in plastic wrap, and chill for at least 30 minutes before rolling.
3. Roll out dough, and put in a pie plate. Fill with desired filling and bake.

Making the perfect apple pie

I gave everyone my quick Apple Pie recipe, today I will share my grand mother's recipe. I am sure it the same one everybody grandmother makes.
No matter how good the filling, the crust is the showcase: a good homemade crust takes a pie to new heights.
There are four basic ingredients in a pie crust: flour, fat, water and salt. You can come up with all kinds of tasty variations just by changing your basic ingredients, as long as you stick to the ratio of three parts flour, two parts fat, and one part liquid. To make a perfect Apple pie you must have the best pie crust recipe. So let get cookin'

APPLE PIE

Ingredients:

Prepare your pastry for a two crust pie or used pre-made pie shell.
8 cups thinly sliced apples
1 tsp vanilla
3/4 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3 tablespoon flour
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon lemon juice

Directions:

Wipe, quarter, core, peel, and slice apples; measure to 6 cups.
placed them in a large bowl, sprinkled lemon juice over the
apples to keep them from turning brown, add vanilla and tossed
with the rest of ingredients. Pour filling into pie shell, dot top with
small pieces of butter or margarine. Cover with top crust and cut
vents with a sharp paring knife.Place on lowest rack in oven preheated to
450 degrees F (230 degrees C).Bake for 10 minutes, then reduce oven
temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Bake for 30 to 35 minutes
longer. Serve warm or cold.

The History of Veterans Days

World War I officially ended on June 28, 1919, with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles. The actual fighting between the Allies and Germany, however, had ended seven months earlier with the armistice, which went into effect on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918. Armistice Day, as November 11 became known, officially became a holiday in the United States in 1926, and a national holiday 12 years later. On June 1, 1954, the name was changed to Veterans Day to honor all U.S. veterans.

In 1968, new legislation changed the national commemoration of Veterans Day to the fourth Monday in October. It soon became apparent, however, that November 11 was a date of historic significance to many Americans. Therefore, in 1978 Congress returned the observance to its traditional date.

WHAT'S COOKIN' IN NOVEMBER

We will start the month off with some good old fashion Apple Pie recipes in Honer of Veterans Day, and then we will talk Turkey. I will share some of family favorite Holiday recipes.