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Caramel Apple Pie

Sana Gilani
5 from 2 votes
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Prep Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 8

Ingredients
  

For Pie Crust:

  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 8 tablespoons chilled, unsalted butter, cubed
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 6 tablespoons ice cold water

For Apple Filling:

  • 2 pounds apples, peeled, cored, diced
  • 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon
  • 2 tablespoon s cornstarch

For Quick Caramel:

  • 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • ½ cup brown sugar, packed
  • ¼ cup water
  • pinch of salt

Instructions
 

For Pie Crust:

  • To make crust start by placing 1 cup flour in food processor, top with cubed, chilled unsalted butter, then remaining 1 cup flour, salt, and sugar.
  • Process at a low speed for a minute or so until it is a fine crumb.
  • Add in chilled water, one tablespoon at a time, and pulse until mixture is a fine crumb that comes together when pressed. (You may not use all the water, it will depend on the mixture). Mixture shouldn't feel wet.
  • Tip out mixture onto cling film and press together into disc. Wrap it up and place in refrigerator for at least 1 hour before use.

For Filling and Assembly:

  • Peel, core and dice your apples and place into a large bowl.
  • Add in the sugar, cinnamon, and cornstarch and mix thoroughly to coat apples completely. Set it aside.
  • In a pot add in caramel ingredients; butter, both sugars, water, and pinch of salt.
  • Melt everything down on a medium heat and bring to a boil (3-5 minutes) to fully melt and thicken slightly. Then turn off the heat and set aside.
  • Preheat oven to 425°F.
  • Start to assemble pie. First take out dough and separate ⅓ of dough for the top of pie and roll out the remaining ⅔ into a circle big enough to fill pie dish. This much dough should fit standard 9-9.5 inch pie dish. Roll out dough and place in pan and press flat and onto the sides.
  • Put apple filling into pie dish. Some excess moisture may come out of apples while they are sitting aside and this should not be put into pie. Flatten down the apple filling to make it even.
  • Roll out the remaining dough into a rough circle and using a pizza cutter or sharp knife cut into even strips for lattice (about 9-10 strips)
  • Make a lattice on top of apple filling. Pour caramel mixture on top of lattice and into crevices of pie. If the caramel seems too thick to pour warm on stove to make it runny and then pour.
  • Place pie into 425°F oven for 15 minutes and then reduce heat to 350°F and bake for another 35-40 minutes until pie is golden brown and apples are bubbling.
  • Allow pie to cool *completely* before eating! It tastes absolutely delicious on its own.
  • Enjoy!
Keyword apple pie, caramel apple pie