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apple pie baked in a cast iron pan with a slice cut out

Caramel Apple Pie

Yield: 8
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 40 minutes
Calories: 306kcal
Author: Laura Reigel
This is the best Apple Pie Recipe. The apple pie filling is sweet and cinnamon-y and has a caramel sauce that takes this classic apple pie recipe to the next level.

Ingredients

Buttermilk Pie Crust

  • 2 ½ cups flour
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup butter, ice cold
  • ½ cup buttermilk, right out of the fridge

Apple Pie Filling

  • 8 cups apples, peeled, cored, sliced (I used Pippin apples.)
  • 2 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoon flour
  • 2 tablespoon corn starch
  • ¾ cup sugar, organic cane sugar
  • 2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon nutmeg
  • ½ teaspoon allspice

Bourbon Caramel Sauce

  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • ¼ cup water,
  • ½ cup heavy cream
  • 1 shot bourbon, or 1 tablespoon of vanilla extract
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt

Special Equipment

Directions

Make the Pie Dough

  • Add the flour, the salt, and the sugar to the bowl of a food processor fitted with a blade. Pulse a few times to mix.
  • Dice the butter and add it to the work bowl. Pulse 10 to 15 times until the flour resembles a coarse sand.
  • Turn the food processor on and add the buttermilk. Keep the food processor on until the dough mostly comes together.
  • Turn the dough out onto the counter and press it together. Wrap it in plastic wrap and put it in the fridge while you assemble the rest of the ingredients for the pie.

Make The Bourbon Caramel Sauce

  • Add the sugar to a small saucepan. Turn the heat to medium. Add the water. Heat until the mixture is bubbly and turns a lovely golden honey color.
  • PRO TIP: If crystals form around the edges, use water and a pastry brush to re-dissolve the sugar.
  • When the sugar is a golden honey color turn the heat off and immediately add the heavy cream. The mixture will bubble violently. Whisk gently until the caramel sauce is fluid and the bubbling has stopped.
  • Add one shot of bourbon (or one tablespoon of vanilla) and a pinch of salt. Stir to incorporate.
  • PRO TIP: You can kick the heat on for a 10-20 second to mellow the alcohol in the bourbon if desired.

Make the Apple Pie Filling

  • Peel and core apples. Slice and add to bowl.
  • PRO TIP: Squeeze the lemon juice into the bowl that you will be adding the apples too. That way you can toss them with the juice as I go.
  • Add the sugar, the spices, the flour, and the cornstartch. Toss until apples are evenly coated.

Baking the Perfect Apple Pie

  • Roll out the pie dough into the bottom and top pie crusts. Put the bottom layer of the pie dough into the pie dish.
  • Add in the apple pie filling mixture.
  • Add the top pie dough. Finish the edges and then add several vents to the top of the pie dough.
  • Put the entire pie in the fridge and let it chill while you preheat the oven.
  • Preheat oven to 450℉
  • Place the pie dish on a baking sheet and place it into the oven. Bake the pie for 10 minutes @ 450℉
  • Reduce oven temperature to 350℉. Bake the pie for another hour. 
  • Let the pie rest for at least an hour before serving. 

Nutrition

Calories: 306kcal (15%)Carbohydrates: 59g (20%)Protein: 1g (2%)Fat: 8g (12%)Saturated Fat: 4g (20%)Cholesterol: 20mg (7%)Sodium: 360mg (15%)Fiber: 3g (12%)Sugar: 44g (49%)Calcium: 18mg (2%)Iron: 0.8mg (4%)
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