Wind, overcast and rain, so make some Apple Pie Slices

Good Morning Augusta

This morning we have rain with amounts of one inch, and locally heavy rainfall possible. Our high will reach 65 ºF. Winds are from the S at 15 to 25 mph.

Tonight we'll have clouds with a 100% chance of rain with amounts near one inch or more. Low will drop to 56 ºF. Winds SE at 5 to 10 mph.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Humidity is 98%, the Dew Point is 63.5ºF and the outdoor temp is 64.4ºF.

The wind direction is  Southeast between 2.0 MPH and 7.3 MPH, with a wind chill of 64.4ºF.

The Relative pressure is 29.93, the Absolute pressure is 29.73 and falling with a weather graphic indicating rain.

The UV rating is 0 out of 16, Sunrise is 7:07 a.m. Sunset is 5:38 P.M. Moon rise is 12:18 p.m., Moon set is 9:52 p.m., and the moon phase is waxing crescent being 28% illuminated.

The RAW METAR readings from Augusta's airport are:

SPECI KAUG 251019Z AUTO 18015G24KT 150V220 3SM RA BR BKN005 BKN011 OVC017 18/17 A2979

Visibility is 3.0 Miles / 4.8 kilometers with Mostly Cloudy skies to 500 ft / 152 m. and another layer of Mostly Cloudy skies to 1,100 ft / 335 m.

We received 1.50 inches of rain here over the past 24 hours and it's not done raining yet.

Space Weather for this morning is:

Today's Solar flux is 85, the solar wind speed is 610 Kilometers per second and the chance of a solar storm is 1%.

Hey everybody, it's apple season, so make yourself some apple pie slices instead of an entire pie!

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.