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| Apples galore! |
Studying at a smaller school definitely has its perks. SLU delivers the same environment and feel as LFS does back at home. Class sizes are smaller, I have the opportunity to get to know my classmates better, and since this is an agricultural sciences school, many students have the same values and interests as I do.
How many schools have you attended where your housemates all compost and recycle willingly, and can have a conversation with you at breakfast about soil hydrology and their experience dissecting a cow udder? (Thankfully, cow udder dissections are not a recurring theme at the dinner table).
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| Ultuna apples |
And did I mention that the campus has free and local food? That's right, we've got an apple orchard on campus. Jackpot!!
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| Ready to devour our desserts! |
I went over to Lies and Laura's place for an ice cream party, so I brought over a Swedish Apple Pie. Well, according to Allrecipes, this is a Swedish Apple Pie. Regardless of its authenticity, it's simple and easy to make, and even more delicious with the freshly-picked apples from Ultuna :)
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| Swedish Apple Pie. Or should I say, "Swedish" Apple Pie.. |
Swedish Apple Pie (is it really Swedish?)
1 1/2 pounds thinly sliced apples (or enough to fill the pan)
1 cup granulated sugar
2 tsp cinnamon
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup butter, melted
1 egg
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Toss the apples with 2 tbsp sugar and 1 tsp cinnamon. Pour into a pie plate and spread evenly.
In a small bowl, mix together the remaining ingredients. Spread the dough over the apples, pressing it firmly overtop to create a crust.
Bake for 45 minutes, until the crust is golden brown.
All this apple pie and baking talk had some of my friends asking me what is a Canadian dessert? To be honest, I could only think of nanaimo bars, beaver tail, and anything involving maple syrup. So I have a question for all of you that I hope you can help me out with: what is a Canadian dessert?
Tarte au sucre?
ReplyDeleteSucre a la creme?
*drool*
We are such a mixed bag of ethnic backgrounds I think anything goes...but what comes to mind right away for me is...maple walnut ice cream!
ReplyDeleteAnd it looks like you didn't have to drain this Swedish Apple Pie? How curious.
ReplyDeleteNicola, those are all Quebecois recipes...I mean Canadian as in..Canadian Canadian. Not like Quebecois are not Canadian..just sayin'
ReplyDeleteI agree with the maple walnut ice cream. That's Dad's favourite, right?
Kailee, this apple pie never needs draining. However, the special Cait-Kailee-Katina apple pies do..
Nanaimo Bars?
ReplyDeleteApple crumble is the most common swedish apple pie I think, we do use pastry, but not often. Or in some families they make like a spunge cake with cinnamon-y apple slices in it. But then it's apple cake.. and not pie...
ReplyDeleteHope your enjoying SLU, I like your blog, I'm agreeing on the converses and skinny jeans btw. (I can't remember those blonde girls that all look the same from my orientations either, so it's not just you ;)
Hugs, Lovisa