#MEwx Warming temps, rain, thunderstorms and Apple Pie Slices for school lunchboxes

Good morning Augusta

This morning we have rain with thunderstorms this afternoon and a high of 71°F. Winds SSE at 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight we'll have clouds giving way to clearing conditions overnight. Slight chance of a rain shower. Low 57°F. Winds W at 5 to 10 mph.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

The Dew Point is 64°F, the humidity is 98%, and the outdoor temp is 64.4°F.

The wind direction is West Northwest between 0.0 MPH and 0.3 MPH.

The Relative pressure is 29.65, the Absolute pressure is 29.44 and falling with a weather graphic indicating rain.

The UV rating is 0 out of 16, Sunrise is 5:50 a.m. Sunset is 7:35 p.m., Moonrise is 5:21 p.m., Moonset is 2:04 a.m. and the moon phase is waxing gibbous being 86% illuminated.

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 Kilometers with overcast skies to 200 feet.

We didn't receive any rain here over the past 24 hours, but it's coming.

Space weather for today is:

The Solar flux is 67, the solar wind speed is 462 Kilometers per second and the chance for a solar storm is 1%.

As the dreaded back to school time draws ever closer, test bake this potential lunchbox dessert. IF for some reason the kids don't like it, YOU get to eat it.

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.