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I went apple picking with a bunch of friends last weekend and had all of these left over apples.



Salted Caramel Apple Pie:

Simple butter crust

1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter, chilled and diced
1/4 cup ice water

1.combine flour and salt
2.chop up butter and kneed with hands
3. slowly add water.... let sit for at least four hours wrapped in fridge.





I doubled this with my assistant Alia and wrapped the in plastic wrap and let them sit over night. (tops and bottoms aye)

I also prepped the salted caramel sauce the day before. Jen and I had made this salted caramel for brownies a few weeks back and so how crazy good it was. Good for a big rush and crash if you decided to "sample" it.

Salted caramel

1 1/4 cup of sugar
2 tablespoons of corn syrup
1 cup heavy cream
a couple shakes of sea salt
a dallop if u will of sour cream
teaspoon of vanilla is optional
(I optioned out of it because I forgot)

1. In one pan you brown the sugar and corn syrup until liquid and light caramel brown color
2. In another pan you simmer cream and dissolve sea salt
3. Next you slowly stir cream mixture into sugar mixture
4. Lastly you add sour cream
Can be stored in refrigerator for a few days



The Pie filling - Keep it simple

1. 6 good size apples peeled and chopped
2. add a teaspoon of cinnamon
3. add shake of nutmeg
4. and a teaspoon of allspice
5. mix in a spoon full of soft butter and 2 tablespoons of brown sugar

Fill your pie

Layer the apples in the pie crust
drizzle caramel on apples
Add latice top. Wash with and egg white and sprinkle more brown sugar
bake at 425 for 20 mins then reduce heat to 350 for another 20 till it looks golden brown


yums

Things I do differently:

1. I would cook apples down in pan before adding them to prevent a runny pie.
2. Not eat two slices in a row ( stuffed)
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