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About the Recipe: The pie crust uses traditional ingredients, but the chef often chills the dough to absorb moisture. The generous apple filling is delicious, especially if you use a mixture of apple varieties, but not Red Delicious apples. The pie takes time to make since the buttery crust needs to be chilled often and is very tender, needs to be prebaked, and the filling is precooked before baking. If you like pie challenges, give this pie a try. The reward is delicious.
Who is Chef Bill Yosses? The White House added a Pastry Chef to their staff roster in 1979. Bill Yosses worked under both President George W. Bush and President Barack Obama. Chef Yosses was known for making one of President Obama’s favorites, apple pie. His crust was so tender and flaky that President Obama nicknamed him “The Crustmaster.” President George W. Bush also loved apple pie made a la mode style while Obama liked his plain.
Chef ‘Yosses Hints;
The egg wash is an egg that is stirred and thinned out by adding salt, it is then used as a paint to give color to the finished baked product or to stick the two doughs together.
- Make sure to prebake the bottom crust so it melds with the filling.
- For a flaky crust, chill dough overnight.
- Use a variety of apples for your filling.
- How Apple Pie Becomes an American Classic
Apple Pie originated in England and had influences from other nations. In fact, we were surprised to discover at the World Fair that apples actually first grew in Kazakhstan. Then, you might ask, how can we say, “It’s as American as apple pie.” How did that happen? It was brought over by the colonists and used for cooking during the 18th and 19th centuries. But it wasn’t until the 20th century when newspapers and our involvement in the World Wars created apple pie as a national symbol. - Enjoy the Story It’s “As American as Apple Pie”
“A 1928 New York Times article called First Lady Lou Henry Hoover’s homemaking skills “as American as apple pie.” Several years later, fighting “for mom and apple pie” became a common slogan among World War II soldiers (https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/627296/how-did-apple-pie-become-iconic-american-dessert)
As American as Apple Pie really means something came from somewhere else but was changed into a real American eience.
Now You Know the Rest of the Story
Recipe by Chef Bill Yosses; see –
https://people.com/food/make-the-obama-familys-favorite-apple-pie/
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