My aunt's weird 'secret' in her apple pie recipe turned out to be a game changer

I was helping my Aunt Carol make her famous apple pie at her house in Spokane last Thanksgiving, and she told me to sprinkle a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar into the filling right before baking. I thought it was a mistake, but she said her mom always did it to make the apples taste brighter. Does anyone else have a family recipe with a strange ingredient that actually works?

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oscarh164d ago

My grandma swore by a pinch of black pepper in her peach cobbler. Sounded nuts, but you could never quite place why it tasted so good.

park.wyatt4d ago

My buddy's mom in Tulsa puts a dash of cayenne in her apple pie. You'd never guess it was there, but it just works.