#MEwx Cloudy, hot'n muggy with a chance for T-storms today: Apple Pie slices

Good morning Augusta

This morning we have Clouds with a slight chance for showers, more showers and thunderstorms likely this afternoon. Some thunderstorms may be severe with damaging winds, large hail, and heavy rainfall. Highs in the upper 70s with south winds 10 to 15 mph.

Tonight we'll have mostly cloudy skies with a chance of showers and thunderstorms during evening hours, then partly cloudy after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight with some thunderstorms that may be severe with damaging winds, large hail, and heavy rainfall. Humid with lows in the mid 60s. Southwest winds around 10 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Our outdoor temperature is 66.0°F, the humidity is 97% and the dew point is 65.1°F.

The wind direction is Northwest between 0.9 MPH and 2.5 MPH.

The Relative pressure is 29.95, the Absolute pressure is 29.75 and steady with a weather graphic indicating sun and clouds.

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 Kilometers with overcast skies.

The UV rating is  1 out of 16, The moon is 88.6% illuminated, the moon phase is Waning Gibbous, Sunrise is 5:03 am↑ 57° Northeast, Sunset is 8:24 pm↑ 303° Northwest,

Moonrise is 11:00 pm↑ 110° Southeast, Moonset is 8:25 am↑ 246° West and we'll have 15 hours 20 minutes of daylight today.  

We didn't receive any rain  here over the past 24 hours.

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.