Cloudy, foggy and a recipe for individual apple pie slices

Good Morning Augusta

This morning we have overcast skies with a slight chance for a rain shower. High around 75ºF. Winds NNE at 10 to 20 mph.

Tonight we'll have mostly cloudy skies that will become partly cloudy after midnight. Low will reach 60 ºF. Winds will be from the NNE between 15 and 25 mph.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Humidity is 99%, the Dew Point is 66.4ºF and the outdoor temp is 66.6ºF.

The wind direction is  East Northeast between 2.9 MPH and 7.3 MPH, with a heat index of 66ºF.

The Relative pressure is 29.87, the Absolute pressure is 29.67 and steady with a weather graphic indicating clouds.

The UV rating is 0 out of 16, Sunrise is 6:24 a.m. Sunset is 6:39 P.M. Moon rise is 6:36 a.m., Moon set is 7:12 p.m., and tonight we have a NEW MOON being 1% illuminated.

The RAW METAR readings from Augusta's airport are:

SPECI KAUG 201039Z AUTO 02008KT 1 3/4SM BR OVC002 18/18 A3003 RMK AO2 T01830183

Visibility is 1.8 Miles / 2.8 kilometers with overcast skies to 200 ft / 60 m.

We received 0.05 inches of rain here over the past 24 hours.

Space Weather for this morning is:

Today's Solar flux is 75, the solar wind speed is 475 Kilometers per second and the chance of a solar storm is 1%.

If your kids love apple pie, but a standard slice of apple pie just doesn't survive very well in their school lunch box, try making this.  I've had this and it not only travels well, but tastes great.

APPLE PIE SLICES

Crust:

2 cups flour

¾ cup shortening

1 tsp salt

1 egg yolk, lightly beaten

½ cup milk

Filling:

5 cups sliced, peeled apples (6-7 good sized apples)

1 cup sugar (more if apples are tart); can use ¾ cup sugar and ¼ cup vanilla sugar

2 TB flour

½ tsp cinnamon

1 TB butter

1 egg white, lightly beaten

Icing:

1 TB butter, melted

¾ powdered sugar

¼ tsp vanilla

2-3 tsp milk

Preheat oven to 375⁰. 

In a large bowl, combine the flour, shortening, and salt.  Mix with hands until it resembles coarse crumbs.  In a small bowl, combine the egg yolk and milk.  Add to the dough and mix.  Divide the dough in two pieces, and wrap one piece in plastic and refrigerate.

Pat or roll the other piece of dough into an ungreased 9"x13" baking dish. 

 

Place the peeled and sliced apples on top of the crust.

 

In a medium bowl, combine the sugar, flour, and cinnamon.  Sprinkle the mixture over the apples.  Dot with butter.

Gently roll out the remaining crust on a lightly floured surface, large enough to fit the pan.  Place over the apples, and brush with the beaten egg white.  Bake at 375⁰ for 45 minutes.  Cool and frost with icing, or just sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.

To make the icing, combine the butter, sugar, and vanilla and mix, adding enough milk to make it the consistency you want.