Did you know you can bake in a brown paper bag?

United States
March 30, 2007 12:24pm CST
Here's a recipe for an apple pie that you literally bake in a brown bag! I thought it was pretty neat and had to share the idea!!!!! Brown Bag Apple Pie Topping: 1 stick margarine, softened 1/2 cup flour 1/2 cup brown sugar Directions: 1. Mix the topping ingredients together. Put into the refrigerator to firm up so that when you put it on the pie it will be crumbly. Pie: 4-6 apples, cored, peeled, and diced 1/2 cup granulated sugar 2 Tbs. flour Cinnamon (to preferred taste) Directions: 2. Mix pie ingredients and place into an unbaked deep-dish piecrust. 3. Place topping ingredients on the pie and put into a brown paper bag and seal with paper clips. 4. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.
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11 responses
• Kuwait
14 Apr 07
Wow that is really simple, i could make it, i want to borrow your recipe for a day and let you know what is my opinion about it.
• United States
14 Apr 07
Please do! It's wonderful and now the only way I make mine!
• Philippines
11 Apr 07
hey, thanks for the recipe.. im going to try it.. my boyfriend loves apple pie, and i think im going to surprise him tonight with this.. i hope that the brown bag part really works. thanks
• United States
13 Apr 07
It makes the perfect crust!
• United States
30 Mar 07
This is pretty wild Hockeygal! My husband would think I have lost my flippen mind if he ever saw me doing this one. I may have to do it just to get him going!
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• United States
31 Mar 07
LOL... tell him it's brown bag lunch today ... and pull out the bag of pie!
• United States
30 Mar 07
I never heard of that before surely it must be a specially treated bag or it would burn.
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• United States
31 Mar 07
No, not at all. Amazingly, the regular brown bags you get your groceries in work perfect!
@cjsmom (1423)
• United States
30 Mar 07
Wow..! This is way too cool. I've copied it to my notepad page of all my friend's good ideas and suggestions. Will definitely try this one with CJ, soon...He will love to help me and he'll think it's pretty neat. Thanks, gal.
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• United States
31 Mar 07
Glad u like it! It does work and honestly, the paper bag does something to cook it just perfect!
• United States
30 Mar 07
Brown paper bag cooking is awesome. I do it with turkey and chicken a lot. Sounds off but it really is good. Holds in the flavor in, and what not. Thank you for the recipe though, didn't know about this one. I will try it sometime.
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• United States
31 Mar 07
Microwave and oven are different styles of heat though. Honest, it doesn't catch on fire. I've done it!
• United States
30 Mar 07
This is so cool! I have seen a turkey cooked in brown bag but never an apple pie! I can't wait til I can try this !
• United States
31 Mar 07
This sounds really good! I am amazed that you can cook it in the oven for that long without it burning, probably the low temperature. I am going to try this one out! Does it keep the crust from burning?
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• United States
30 Mar 07
How novel...does it work? You would think the bag would catch fire, but I guess not. Apple pie being one of my favorites I will have to try this one out...:} Thanks for the share.
• United States
31 Mar 07
Nope, no fire! I have no clue why!! LOL But it doesn't! Honest, I've done it!
@lightningMD (5931)
• United States
30 Mar 07
i remember my grandma making this when i was kid...thanks for the recipe...i think i'll make one for Easter dinner
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@vanott (20)
• Philippines
31 Mar 07
AMAZING!I'll try that....
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