England+recipes


 * Grandma Cox's Apple Pie**:
 * Before cooking**: Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.

2 1/4 cup of all purpose flour 1 tsp salt 3/4 c plus 2T cold, unsalted butter cut up into cubes 1/3 cup of cold water
 * __Pie Crust:__**

In a bowl, mix flour and salt together. Add cubes of butter with either a fork or pastry blender, blend butter until the mixture resembles coarse sand. Add the cold water and blend until mixture comes together. Gather up flour and with a knife, divide it into half. On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to about "1/4" thickness. It should fit into a 9" pie pan w/ a 1" over hang. (Trim overhang to 1" if some areas are bigger). Roll out other half and set aside.

10 peeled, cored Granny Smith Apples and cut into 1 inch chunks. 3/4 to 1 cup of sugar 1 1/2 tsp of ground cinnamon 2 tsp of grated lemon zest juice 1/2 of a lemon 1/2 c flour 4T butter
 * __Filling:__**

Place diced apples in a large bowl and stir in all the ingredients except for butter. Pour apples into pie pan and place broken off pieces of butter around the top of the apples. Lay remaining rolled out pie crust. Cover apples and bring up 1" overhang of bottom crust and crimp in edges to seal. Make 3 2 2-1/2 slits in the center of top crust w/ a knife to vent steam. Set pie on rimmed cookie sheet and place in a 425 degree oven. Bake for 30 min and then turn oven down to 350 degrees. Continue to bake pie until the crust is golden brown and the pie filling is bubbling through the steam vents.

Place pie on cookie racks to cool, allowing filling to set before serving, at least 2-3 hours.

John Morrison 3/20 (the source from the recipe is one of my mom's "personal" cook books!)


 * Fish and Chips**:

(Serves 4)

- 4 potatoes - Peanut oil - 1 pound of Cod fish - 2/3 cup all-purpose flour - 1/2 teaspoon salt -1/2 teaspoon baking soda - 1 tablespoon vinegar - 2/3 cup water
 * Ingredients:**

1- Cut potatoes lengthwise into 1/2-inch strips. //2-// Heat oil (2 to 3 inches or enough to cover) in deep fryer to 375 degrees. 3- Fill basket one-fourth full with potatoes. 4- Slowly lower basket into hot oil. (If oil bubbles excessively, raise and lower basket several times.) Use a long-handled fork to KEEP POTATOES SEPARATED! 5- Fry potatoes 5 to 7 minutes or until golden brown; drain on paper towels. 6- Place potatoes in single layer on cookie sheet and keep warm. 7- Repeat with remaining potatoes. 8- Cut fish filets into 2 x 1/1/2-inch pieces. Pat dry with paper towels. 9- Mix flour and salt. 10- Mix baking soda and vinegar. 11- Stir vinegar mixture and water into flour mixture; beat until smooth. 12- Dip fish into batter, allowing excess batter to drip into bowl. 13- Fry 4 or 5 fish pieces at a time (do not use basket) about 3 minutes, turning fish once, until brown. Drain on paper towels. 14- Set oven control to broil. Broil potatoes 6 inches from heat 2 to 3 minutes or until crisp.
 * Directions:**

Zach Kleiner, March 28, 2011 (Asher, friend)

Sean Cameron, April 5 2011 (Buddy, Friend)

Mix flour and salt in a medium bowl. Mix milk, eggs, and butter in a 1-quart Pyrex measuring cup. Pour egg mixture into flour mixture; stir until smooth. Return mixture to the measuring cup for easy pouring. Spray a muffin tin that has 12 individual cups (each with 1/2-cup capacity) with vegetable cooking spray. Fill each cup 3/4 full. Adjust oven rack to lower middle position and set muffin tin on rack. Close oven door and heat oven to 425 degrees. Bake for 35 minutes
 * 1/2 cups instant flour
 * 1 teaspoon salt
 * 1 1/2 cups milk
 * 4 large eggs
 * 2 tablespoons butter

Yorkshire Pudding: 4 large eggs Equal amount of milk to eggs Equal amount of flour to eggs 2 tablespoons lard, beef drippings, or vegetable oil

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.

Sift together the flour and salt in a bowl. In another bowl, beat together the eggs and milk until light and foamy. Stir in the dry ingredients just until incorporated. Pour the dippings into a 9-inch pie pan, cast iron skillet, or square baking dish. Put the pan in oven and get the drippings smoking hot. Carefully take the pan out of the oven and pour in the batter. Put the pan back in oven and cook until puffed and dry, 15 to 20 minutes. Meggie McRae, April 17 2012, (Angela Marks, friend's mom)


 * Baked Beans and Toast:**

-3 Cans of Heinz Baked Beans -White bread, sliced
 * Ingredients:**

1. Place the beans in a medium pot and bring to a boil 2. Bring down to simmer (The beans may stay on simmer until needed) 3. Toast as many pieces of toast as needed 4. Place toast on plates and pour the beans over the toast
 * Directions:**