Apple Pie Recipe from Bloomfield's Kathi Macias

Kathi Macias, author of Bloomfield's Last Chance for Justice, shares her apple pie recipe that looks absolutely scrumptious! 

Mama’s Flat Apple Pie

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Ingredients:

•             3 cups all-purpose flour
•             1-1/3 cups shortening
•             1/2 teaspoon salt
•             2 medium eggs, separated
•             2/3 cup milk
•             3 handfuls flake-type cereal (i.e., corn flakes)
•             8-10 Granny Smith apples
•             1 cup granulated sugar
•             1 Tablespoon cinnamon
•             1 teaspoon nutmeg
•             1 Tablespoon orange juice
•             1 teaspoon lemon juice
•             1 Tablespoon margarine or butter

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 Directions:

1. Blend together flour, shortening and salt.
2. Add egg yolks to milk and mix with fork.
3. Add yolk mixture to flour mixture.
4. Divide the dough and roll out half of it for the bottom crust to fit a cookie sheet.
5. Sprinkle the bottom crust with cereal.
6. Peel and thinly slice apples and spread evenly over the bottom crust.
7. Sprinkle mixture with sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
8. Pour juices over apples and dot with margarine.
9. Roll out the top crust and place over the apples, sealing the edges.
10. Cut small slits in the top crust.
11. Beat the egg whites until stiff and spread over top crust.
12. Bake for approximately 45 minutes until golden brown

Purchase Kathi's latest Bloomfield book here: Last Chance for Justice.

Visit her website: Kathi Macias.

Some of My Favorite Sites

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Every morning while I sip my coffee and wake up my foggy brain, I visit a list of websites that make me smile, make me think, and often inspire me. I've decided to post a list of some of my favorite places.

Here they are:

• Steve Laube's Blog - Publishing news and information from three different agents, including my agent Tamela Hancock Murray.
• Seekerville - A fun blog from a group of writers who have shared their vastly varying experiences on their roads to publication.
• Martha's Bloomfield Musings - Martha Rogers shares the latest news from Bloomfield, the quirky town "where everyone knows your name."
• Bloomfield's Facebook page - You'll have to log on at Facebook, but you can learn more about our wonderful fictional town.
• Just the Write Charisma - Posts by the fiction authors who write for Charisma House. I'm new there.
• Trish Perry's Blog - Her "reading, writing, and the stuff in between" blog is filled with fun author interviews and chances for free books from many of the authors she features.
• Rachelle Gardner's Blog - She posts several times a week, and she has some great tidbits that can benefit writers and readers.
• A Christian Writer's World - Author Lena Nelson Dooley's blog. She has some fabulous author interviews with opportunities to win free books.

There are more, but I don't want to overwhelm anyone. I'll post them later. Have a wonderful April and take some time to relax.

April Fools' Day

I'm not a big fan of April Fools' Day. Why don't we change it to April Smart Person's Day? Maybe that doesn't have the same ring to it, but I like the idea much better.

The origin of April  is unclear, although it is commonly thought that it has something to do with New Year's Day being moved from April 1 to January 1. Apparently, it took a while for people to catch on in the 16th century, so a lot of people didn't know right away. Those who didn't know were called fools, and people played practical jokes on them. Eventually these pranks became a tradition.

Now we have access to all the knowledge we need or want, so let's enjoy the day in a much more positive way. Be nice, and if you must play a joke on someone, make sure it doesn't do any damage.