Thanksgiving Pies - Part 1

I actually made these pies a couple weeks ago for an early Thanksgiving dinner with a bunch of co-workers. I didn't have a good time and ended up leaving early, so I didn't actually get to try any of these pies. I've still got almost an entire bottle of tequila from when I made the trifle, so I wanted to make something that would help me get rid of it. I found this list of alcoholic pie recipes and made two black russian pies and one whiskey apple pie.

Melt 24 lg. marshmallows (or 2 ½ cups small marshmallows) with milk in microwave, stirring occasionally. Place in freezer to thicken.

These marshmallows are more like medium size, so I just estimated how much I would need.

Stir in 1/3 cup Kahlua.

Beat 1 cup whipping cream until stiff and fold into mixture.

Pour into pie crust.
Chill 30 minutes. Freeze, if need be.

That one turned out pretty well, I think. I'm not so sure about the apple pie, especially since I haven't made one in about 10 years.

First, I used the wrong kind of apples. These were labeled as Golden Delicious, but they're definitely Red Delicious. I know everyone says to use Granny Smiths, but those are kinda nasty. The recipe says to use 6-7 apples, but I only did 4 before I got tired of peeling and cutting.

In a saucepan, mix 1/3 cup sugar, 2 tbsp flour, 1/2 tsp cinnamon, 1/2 tsp nutmeg, and 1/4 tsp salt.
Add the 1/2 cup bourbon and 2 tbsp lemon juice, and whisk until evenly blended.
Cook over medium-high heat, whisking frequently, until the mixture boils and thickens slightly.

Add the apples and stir and toss them until evenly coated with the mixture.
Set aside for about 20 minutes, stirring twice.

Pour the apple mixture into the pie crust, mounding slightly in the center.
Cover with top crust and seal the edges.  Cut several steam vents.
Bake for 25 minutes, then reduce the temperature to 350 degrees and bake an additional 45 minutes.

I remember I was in the grocery store looking at the deep dish pie crusts and thinking "I don't need all that drama!" Well, apparently I did need it. I didn't even use all the apples. I forgot to take a picture of the finished pie with the top and everything, but that's probably a good thing since it was kinda ugly, all lumpy and creepy-looking. I think maybe apple pie just isn't my thing. Maybe I'll try again at Christmas.