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Fourth of July Lunch Menu with Apple Pie Recipe

Fourth of July Lunch Menu with Apple Pie Recipe

Menus do not have to be elaborate to be tasty or for it to be a party or picnic. Lemon Bar-B-Que Chicken Breasts  pieces, served with baked beans, Summer Time Cole Slaw and American Apple Pie tops off an easy holiday lunch or picnic.

Fourth of July Lunch

                               Fourth of July Lunch

The zesty Lemon-Bar-B-Que recipe is in the cookbookinabox® Menu 101.  The Netta Belle’s Choice® Summer Time Cole Slaw is given in previous post for the recipe in this blog.  Use your favorite baked beans recipe or purchase sweet and spicy flavored baked beans. style American Apple Pie recipe follows.

American Apple Pie

American Apple Pie

American Apple Pie

Julia Ann
Celebrate July 4th with a Golden Delicious Apple Pie.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 8

Ingredients
  

  • DOUBLE 9-INCH PIE CRUST

Instructions
 

  • PIE CRUST
  • Combine flour, cold butter and cold shortening in large bowl.
  • Use mixer to blend to corn meal texture.
  • Add water by tablespoons just until dough begins to stick together.
  • Gather into a large ball.
  • Divide into two, flatten and wrap in plastic wrap to refrigerate 30 to 60 minutes.
  • Roll out between wax paper or generously floured board.
  • Line the bottom of 9-inch pie plate.
  • Roll out second ball of dough for the top crust.
  • ------------
  • APPLE PIE FILLING
  • Preheat oven to 425 F.
  • Slice apples into lemon juice, stir to coat. (Prevents apples from browning.)
  • Mix sugars, tapioca and spices in large bowl.
  • Drain apples.
  • Pour apples into sugar mixture, blend to coat apples with sugar mixture.
  • Pour filling in prepared pie plate.
  • Dot top with butter,
  • Cover with second pie crust.
  • Make small holes to allow steam escape while baking.
  • Bake 15 minutes at 425 F.
  • Reduce heat to 350 F, bake 35 to 45 minutes more.
  • Cover with aluminum foil if top browns too fast.

Notes

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                      Enjoy your American Apple Pie with your Fourth of July Lunch Menu.

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Netta Belle’s Choice Chocolate Cake

How many chocolate cake recipes have you collected?

Do you cut out every chocolate cake recipe that you find?  Do you call yourself a chocoholic?
Do you like coffee?  Here is a blend of both chocolate and coffee.  Try Netta Belle’s Choice® Chocolate Cake.

Netta Belle’s Choice® Chocolate Cake  

is an easy moist cake to make. The family will call it their favorite to have after school with milk or take to pot-luck dinners.

Netta Belle's Choice Chocolate Cake

Netta Belle's Choice Chocolate Cake

Julia Ann
A moist chocolate cake with a blend of chocolate and coffee. A good everyday cake for family or company without lots of decorating frills. Still tasty.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 10

Ingredients
  

  • NETTA BELLE'S CHOICE CHOCOLATE CAKE

Instructions
 

  • NETTA BELLE'S CHOICE CHOCOLATE CAKE
  • Preheat oven 350 F.
  • Line 2 9-inch baking pans with parchment paper, grease and flour the pans.
  • Dissolve the cocoa in cup of hot water; stir to dissolve. Set aside.
  • In smaller bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt, whisk to blend. Set aside.
  • In mixing bowl, mix the butter, olive oil and sugar; cream until fluffy.
  • Add eggs one at a time blending after each addition.
  • Beat in the vanilla and dissolved cocoa to the creamed sugar.
  • Alternately adding the dry ingredients with coffee, 1/2 cup at a time, mix well after each addition..
  • Pour into prepared baking pans.
  • Bake for 25-30 minutes or until inserted tester comes out clean.
  • Cool 5 minutes before removing from pans.
  • Cool layers before adding filling and frosting.
  • FLUFFY FILLING AND FROSTING
  • Put sugar and water in heavy sauce pan, cook to 238 F or soft-ball stage.
  • Meanwhile beat egg whites and cream of tarter in large bowl until stiff and forms peaks.
  • When sugar syrup has reached temperature, dip the bottom of the pan in cold water for 1 second to stop the cooking.
  • Beat the stiff egg whites at high-speed while pouring in a stream of hot sugar syrup.
  • Add the vanilla, continue beating until frosting has cooled, about 5 minutes.
  • Spread frosting between layers, the sides and top of the cake.
  • Melt chocolate chips over hot water of in the microwave 1 1/2 minutes at 50% power.
  • Drizzle chocolate over the top of the frosting.

Notes

cookbookinabox® in partnership with Netta Belle’s Choice®  bring you great recipes for your cooking experience. ©2007-2018 Netta Belle’s Choice® cookbookinabox® “Reg. U.S. Pat. & Trdmk.Off.” Reg. “Trade-marks Canadian Intellectual Property Office.” nettabelleschoice.com and cookbookinabox.com. All rights reserved.
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A slice of Netta Belle's Choice Cocolate Cake

Enjoy a relaxing cup of coffee, tea or milk and a big slice of

Netta Belle’s Choice Chocolate Cake.  Ta-da!

 

cookbookinabox® in partnership with Netta Belle’s Choice®bring you great recipes for your cooking experience.

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©2007-2018 Netta Belle’s Choice® cookbookinabox® “Reg. U.S. Pat. & Trdmk.Off.” Reg. “Trade-marks Canadian Intellectual Property Office.” nettabelleschoice.com and cookbookinabox.com  All rights reserved.