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flybystardancerI'm a TV-holic, and Food Network is one of my most-watched channels (at least when I don't have to deal with parents who hate the channel). Tonight in the 7-o'clock hour they were (re)showing a program on a pie contest in Celebration, FL. This got me thinking about pie recipes and their development.
...And that somehow got me to thinking about a reworking of apple pie.
In a standard apple pie recipe, you have sliced (firm, usually tart) apples tossed in a sugar/spice mixture, dumped in a pie crust, covered with another sheet of crust, and baked. However, this calls for a fair bit of sugar. Not very friendly to those watching their sugar intake (for various reasons).
So I was thinking... Instead of the sugar/spice mixture... Take one sweet apple (one that's not usually considered good for baking), some cinnamon, maybe a tablespoon of honey, and a jalepeno (with the seeds and ribs removed, more on my reasoning later), put them in a small food processer and turn them into mush (no chunks!). Then put the standard sliced firm apples in the crust, pour the apple mush over, cover with another crust, and bake.
And why the jalepeno? I just thought it'd make a nice & unexpected background flavor. When chili peppers are used in desserts, they're usually paired with really sweet things (as opposed to those with a bite, like citrus). And apples (and apple pie) are sweet. Plus, a bit of spice in food gives (to me, at least) the illusion of warmth even when food is cold.
So, those of you with baking and recipe experience. Any thoughts? :)
...And that somehow got me to thinking about a reworking of apple pie.
In a standard apple pie recipe, you have sliced (firm, usually tart) apples tossed in a sugar/spice mixture, dumped in a pie crust, covered with another sheet of crust, and baked. However, this calls for a fair bit of sugar. Not very friendly to those watching their sugar intake (for various reasons).
So I was thinking... Instead of the sugar/spice mixture... Take one sweet apple (one that's not usually considered good for baking), some cinnamon, maybe a tablespoon of honey, and a jalepeno (with the seeds and ribs removed, more on my reasoning later), put them in a small food processer and turn them into mush (no chunks!). Then put the standard sliced firm apples in the crust, pour the apple mush over, cover with another crust, and bake.
And why the jalepeno? I just thought it'd make a nice & unexpected background flavor. When chili peppers are used in desserts, they're usually paired with really sweet things (as opposed to those with a bite, like citrus). And apples (and apple pie) are sweet. Plus, a bit of spice in food gives (to me, at least) the illusion of warmth even when food is cold.
So, those of you with baking and recipe experience. Any thoughts? :)
