Nana's 3 pound Deep Dish Apple Pie #SundaySupper #BakeForACure with Chantal

Nana's Deep Dish Apple Pie

This week's #SundaySupper has an amazing cause that surely hits home for most in the world - Baking for a Cure for Cancer with Chantal (#BakeForACure). Cancer has most likely affected our lives in one way or another so we are each dedicating our post to bring awareness for the cure. I must warn you - this post may make you tear up. I was introduced to Amy and Ken Powell through facebook. I have never met this family in person yet the more I learn about them, the more I want to do everything in my power to assist them. They are amazing fighters who reside in Palm Coast, a city which I spent 9 years working in. They have twin boys, Kase and Knox who were born in 2009.

The Knox Family

Kase weighed 2.5lb when he entered this world and at a young age of 18 months old, he was diagnosed with a very rare brain tumor and cancer called Pilomyxoid Astrocytoma. Kase had a surgery to remove as much of the tumor as possible. The initial surgery was a success as the neurosurgeon estimated that 90% of the mass had been removed.

Kase with his big Twin Brother Knox

There was less than a 1% chance that Kase's spine would be affected. The MRI results revealed that the majority of the brain tumor had been removed. However, his whole spine was coated with the tumor.  

www.littlekaseman.net

Kase is currently undergoing chemo weekly in Orlando and the latest MRI shows that his tumor has stabilized. You can learn more about Kase's battle by visiting his website www.littlekaseman.net.

Baking For Kase: My Nanna's 3 Pound Deep Dish Apple Pie #BakeForACure

My Nanny was a fabulous woman. I remember going to her house every summer, wasting her Chloe perfume, prancing around in her shoes, pretending her handbags were mine and helping her cook all day long. And you wonder who created the monster....When I heard about this weeks Sunday Supper, #BakeForA Cure with Chantal, I instantly knew I was going to make my Nanny's Apple Pie.

This is a simple dish - especially coming from a person who does not bake. You start off with 6 apples. Peel, core and slice. I used Honeycrisp this time around.

If you have a food processor, it will be your best friend. Slicing 6 apples is a lot of work. I love you Cuisinart for simplifying my life.

Make sure your pie crust is at room tempature. Check out my Chantal dish with it's interior ridges which hold the dough in place and provide an even, uniform mold for the outer crust. This is great assistant for people like me who are not baking experts.

Sprinkle a little sugar into the bottom of the pie dish

Fill with 6 sliced apples, top the apples with 1/2 cup of sugar and a sprinkle of cinnamon and nutmeg. Then evenly distribute 2 tablespoons of thinly sliced butter over the apple mixture. DO NOT mix it.

Cover with the second pie shell and puncture the top, at least 4 in the middle and 6 on each side. You can also use excess pie crust to decorate, take an egg wash to the bottom of the decoration to adhere to the top of your pie crust. 45 minutes, you will have the best pie you have ever tasted, hands down.

My fabulous Nanny and Pop-Pop. How amazing are they!

Nanny and Pop-Pop Bahamas 1970ish

Nana's 3 pound deep dish apple pie
Ingredients:
6 Apples sliced thin (I put them in my food processor)
1/2 cup sugar
Cinnamon to taste
Nutmeg to taste
1-2 tbs butter, very thinly sliced
2 crust pie shells (defrosted if using store bought)

Directions:
Take your first pie shell and layer on the bottom of your pie dish. Sprinkle very little sugar on bottom of pie crust. Place aples on pie shell and sprinkle the above spices on top. Place better over and cover with the second pie crust. Slit the top pie crust and decorate as you would like.

Cook at 425 for 15 minutes (tip - I cover the edges of my crust with aluminum foil so it does not burn the crust). After the 15 minutes are up, lower the oven to 350 and remain cooking for 30 minutes.

Check out these gorgeous Sunday Supper Recipes:

• Pecan Pie by The Girl in the Little Red Kitchen
• Nana’s 3LB Deep Dish Apple Pie by I Run For Wine
• Upside-down Apple Pie by Comfy Cuisine
• Coconut Pie by Basic N Delicious
• Italian Chicken Pie by Momma’s Meals
• German Apple Pie by Mrs. Mama Hen
• Funny Cake by Cindy’s Recipes and Writings
• Sweet Potato Pie with Gingersnap Crust by Webicurean
• Crustless Pumpkin Pie with Maple Whipped Cream by The Meltaways
• Lemon Meringue Pie by The Messy Baker Blog
• Ham and Spinach Quiche by Magnolia Days
• Pink Salmon Quiche by My Catholic Kitchen
• Pumpkin Pie with Pecan Streusel Topping by Juanita’s Cocina
• Grilled Eggplant Moussaka With Greek Yogurt White Sauce by Sue’s Nutrition Buzz
• Chocolate Chip Pecan Pie by Big Bears Wife
• Pumpkin Maple Pie by Mama’s Blissful Bites
• Spiced Pumpkin Pie with a Cinnamon Roll Crust by Daily Dish Recipes
• Pasteis de Nata ~ Portuguese Custard Tart by Family Foodie
• Chocolate Pie by Diabetic Foodie
• Fancified Shepard’s Pie by Crispy Bits & Burnt Ends
• Pink Lady Pie by From Fast Food to Fresh Food

As you may have noticed, when the #SundaySupper Team does something, we come together and do it with a bang.   Check out these additional recipes, perfect to take to someone who you want to make feel special this month.

• Butterscotch Pudding Triple Chip Cookies by Dinners, Dishes and Desserts
• Hazelnut Milk Chocolate Pie by Vintage Kitchen Notes
• Flatbread with Grapes, Gruyere, Rosemary and Red Onions by Shockingly Delicious
• Salted Caramel Filled Chocolate Chip Cookie by Hezzi-D’s Books and Cooks
• Candy Bar Pie by That Skinny Chick Can Bake
• Mini Quiches by In the Kitchen with Audrey
• Apple Cranberry Slab Pie by Generation Y Foodie
• Gratin of Potatoes, Onions & Leeks by An Appealing Plan
• Garlic rosemary yeast rolls by Gotta Get Baked
• Italian Tomato Tart by She likes ruffles, he likes truffles
• Impossible cheeseburger pie by In the Kitchen with KP
• 10 Grain Muffins by Mangiamo!
• Deep Dish Caramel Apple Pie by Mama Mommy Mom
• Date Crumb Pie by girlichef
• Gluten-Free Carrot Cake Doughnuts by What Smells So Good?

Do you want to get your own Easy as Pie Dish?  Chantal is offering  will be 20% OFF of ALL Chantal Pie dishes on www.chantal.com. BAKE4CURE must be entered at checkout to receive the pie dish discount. The coupon discount code is active October 16, 2012 through October 30, 2012.

The Sunday Supper Team and Chantal Cookware, would be honored to have you join us for this special #BakeForACure event Around the Family Table this week. Join us on Twitter throughout the day during #SundaySupper.  We’ll be meeting up at 7:00 pm(Eastern) for our weekly #SundaySupper  live chat where we’ll talk about our favorite Comfort Food Recipes.

All you have to do is follow the #SundaySupper hashtag or you can follow us through TweetChat.

We’d also love to feature your easy go to recipes on our #SundaySupper Pinterest board and share them with all of our followers, too.

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