An apple pie is a fruit pie (or tart ) in which the principal filling ingredient is apples (Cooking Apples). Pastry is generally used top-and-bottom, making a double-crust pie, the upper crust of which may be a pastry lattice woven of strips; exceptions are deep-dish apple pie with a top crust only, and open-face Tarte Tatin

An apple pie is a fruit pie (or tart ) in which

the principal filling ingredient is apples (Cooking Apples). Pastry is generally used top-and-bottom, making a double-crust pie, the upper crust of which may be a pastry lattice woven of strips; exceptions are deep-dish apple pie with a top crust only, and open-face Tarte Tatin

No one knows who ate the first slice. Pies in some form has been around since the ancient Egyptians made the first pastry-like crusts. The first pies were probably made by the early Romans who probably learned about it from the Greeks. The Roman, Cato the Censor, published the first written pie "receipt" or recipe: a rye-crusted, goat cheese and honey pie.

No one knows who ate the first slice.

Pies in some form has been around since the ancient Egyptians made the first pastry-like crusts.

The first pies were probably made by the early Romans who probably learned about it from the Greeks.

The Roman, Cato the Censor, published the first written pie "receipt" or recipe: a rye-crusted, goat cheese and honey pie.

In New Jersey as of 1632... In 1730 the first commercial apple nursery was opened on New York's Long Island, by 1741 apples were being shipped to the West Indies. Apples were introduced to the Northwest by Captain Aemilius Simmons, who planted seeds at Fort Vancouver in Washington in 1824..."

In New Jersey as of 1632...

In 1730 the first commercial apple nursery was opened on New York's Long Island,

by 1741 apples were being shipped to the West Indies. Apples were introduced to the Northwest by Captain Aemilius Simmons, who planted seeds at Fort Vancouver in Washington in 1824..."

" The typical American pie made from uncooked apples, fat, sugar, and sweet spices mixed together and baked inside a closed pie shell descends from fifteenth-century English apple pies, which, while not quite the same, are similar enough that the relationship is unmistakable. By the end of the sixteenth century in England, apple pies were being made that are virtually identical to those made in America in the early twenty-first century. Apple pies came to America quite early

" The typical American pie made from uncooked apples, fat, sugar, and sweet spices mixed together and baked inside a closed pie shell descends from fifteenth-century English apple pies, which, while not quite the same, are similar enough that the relationship is unmistakable.

By the end of the sixteenth century in England, apple pies were being made that are virtually identical to those made in America in the early twenty-first century. Apple pies came to America quite early

Cake Ingredients : 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 cup sugar 1/2 cup Sour Cream 1/2 cup Butter , softened 1/4 cup milk 2 eggs 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon vanilla 1/4 teaspoon salt 2 medium (2 cups) cooking apples, peeled, chopped** Topping Ingredients : 1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar 2 tablespoons Butter , melted 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Cake Ingredients :

2 cups all-purpose flour 1 cup sugar 1/2 cup Sour Cream

1/2 cup Butter , softened 1/4 cup milk 2 eggs 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon vanilla 1/4 teaspoon salt 2 medium (2 cups) cooking apples, peeled, chopped**

Topping Ingredients :

1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar 2 tablespoons Butter , melted 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Heat oven to 350°F. Combine all cake ingredients except apples in large bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until smooth. Gently stir in apples. Spread batter into greased 13x9-inch baking pan. Combine all topping ingredients in small bowl; sprinkle over batter. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean

Heat oven to 350°F. Combine all cake ingredients except apples in large bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until smooth. Gently stir in apples. Spread batter into greased 13x9-inch baking pan. Combine all topping ingredients in small bowl; sprinkle over batter. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean

“ When you say that something is "as American as apple pie," what you're really saying is that the item came to this country from elsewhere and was transformed into a distinctly American experience. "We may have taken (apple pie) to our hearts, but it is neither our invention nor even indigenous to our country. In fact, the apple pie predates our country's settlement by hundreds of years,"

“ When you say that something is "as American as apple pie," what you're really saying is that the item came to this country from elsewhere and was transformed into a distinctly American experience.

"We may have taken (apple pie) to our hearts, but it is neither our invention nor even indigenous to our country. In fact, the apple pie predates our country's settlement by hundreds of years,"