Indian Apple Pie Part Deux

We gave the pie another take and it came out very nicely. We used a traditional 1/2 & 1/2 crust (half whole wheat & half white baking flour). For the filling we used six Granny Smith apples, 1 tablespoon of red pepper, 1 tablespoon of cardamon, 1 tablespoon of cinnamon, 1 tablespoon of garam masala, and 1 tablespoon of cumin. Mixed in with this was 1/2 a cup of dried low fat coconut, 1/2 a cup of pecans, and 1/2 a cup of organic sugar. We didn't roast the spices before hand like the last time. Lisa believes it was missing a little something as a result. I am now addicted to eating this pie and have had 2 pieces each day for the last 3 days; albeit modest pieces. I can not bear to put it in the bin so the rest will be traveling to the office with me in the a.m. There is a scene in the Dom Deluise film Fatso where he orders Chinese food for the family and ends up eating it all in the car as he drives home from the pick-up place. Let's hope the a.m. is not a repeat of that scene.

On Wednesday we are going to explore some new rices to use as a base and/or accompaniment to meals.

Michael