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Bird's Nest Pie | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | Don't be thrown off by the name of this scrumptious #dessert. Rather than #pie, this #AppleDessert is more like an AppleUpsideDownCake. It uses only 7 ingredients & the perfect #dessert for young children to make. They'll enjoy the name as well as the taste of this tempting #apple #dessert. #cake #UpsideDownCake #BirdsNestPie

Bird's Nest Pie

Teresa Ambra
Bird's Nest Pie is actually an apple upside-down-cake dessert in disguise! The shape of the dessert reminds one of a Bird's Nest, resulting in the name of this scrumptious apple dessert. This is an easy 9-ingredient recipe that your kids will enjoy whipping up. The recipe makes two delicious "pies," so it's great to whip up for a crowd or company.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Course Cake/Dessert, Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12
Calories 215 kcal

Equipment

  • 2 9-inch pie plates
  • 1 paring knife
  • 1 cutting board
  • 1 large mixing bowl
  • 1 whisk
  • 1 small mixing bowl
  • measuring cups
  • measuring spoons

Ingredients
  

FILLING:

  • 5 medium apples peeled and sliced (I used four large Honey Crisp apples)
  • 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour bleached flour toughens baked goods
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 tsp. baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp. cream of tartar
  • 1 cup buttermilk or soured milk (see note below)
  • 1 large egg

TOPPING:

  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg

Instructions
 

FILLING:

  • Grease two 9-inch pie plates.
  • Divide apples evenly between the two pie plates; set aside.
  • In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking soda, cream of tartar, sour milk and egg.
  • Mix well.
  • Dollop and spread half of the batter over top of each pie.
  • Bake at 350º for 25-30 minutes or until pies are lightly browned and apples test done.
  • Invert pie plates onto a serving plate.
  • Apples will be on top.

TOPPING:

  • Combine topping ingredients in a small bowl.
  • Sprinkle half of the topping ingredients over each pie.
  • Serve warm (with ice cream, if desired).
  • Yield: each pie yields 6 servings; 12 total servings.

Notes

NOTE: To make soured milk: Add one tablespoon vinegar into a measuring cup. Add milk or half-and-half to measure one cup. Allow to sit out on counter for about 5 minutes before using in recipe.
 
NOTE: I baked the pies for 35 minutes.
 
Recipe adapted from Taste of Home.
 
NOTE: Taste of Home no longer has a search engine that allows you to search recipes by title. Most of the time, you have to weed through thousands of recipes in collections. If any link is to be found, I find direct links through google, not their own website. I could not locate a direct page for this recipe. But it is in the cookbook noted above.
 
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Nutrition

Calories: 215kcalCarbohydrates: 48gProtein: 4gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.2gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.3gTrans Fat: 0.002gCholesterol: 18mgSodium: 85mgPotassium: 172mgFiber: 3gSugar: 30gVitamin A: 98IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 35mgIron: 1mg
Keyword apple upside-down-cake, apples, cake, cinnamon, dessert
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