Eating Your Way to Good Health~1 Recipe at a Time: Walnut Crumb Apple Pie

I admit it, I'm an equal opportunity pig.  I do not discriminate when it comes to food.  And not all things healthy, either.  My favorite things to eat  however are salty and/or sweet.  If God appeared today, and said, "Give up the sugar, or give up the salt. Your choice," I'd say, "Just kill me now!" LOL!
I am trying to eat more healthy.  But, right now I'm not necessarily focusing on totally giving anything up, but  eating a more nutritional version of it.  This recipe was adapted from American Heart Association Cookbooks, compliments of Parke-Davis, Pfizer Pharmaceuticals.

Apple Walnut Crumb Pie

Ingredients:

3/4 cup flour

1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar

1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

1/4 cup acceptable margarine (guess you use your discretion as to what's good for you)

1/2 unsalted dry-roasted walnuts, chopped (I imagine freshly, shelled walnuts will do)

1 - 9" pie shell, uncooked

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/3 cup boiling water

1/3 cup molasses

1- 20 oz. can sliced apples, drained

 

 Instructions:

Preheat oven to 400.* Combine flour, sugar and spices in a small bowl.  Cut in margarine, until mixture has a crumbling consistency.  Add nuts, mix well. Pour half of the mixture into the unbaked pie shell, and set aside.

In a large bowl, dissolve the baking soda in the boiling water.  Add molasses and apples.  Pour apple mixture on top of flour mixture in pie shell.  Cover with remaining flour mixture.  Place in oven on a cookie sheet, and bake 40 minutes.

 

Nutritional info:

Servings    8

Calories    412

Protein   4 gm.

Carbohydrate   56 gm

Cholesterol   0 mg

Sodium   218 mg

Total fat   20 gm

Saturated fat   3 gm