Caramel Apple Pie

Happy Turkey Day everyone!

Last night I spent quite a bit of time putting together this pie.

After work I took the time to go grocery shopping (no small feat) for all the ingredients for this pie.

And even though I lacked some of the equipment needed (candy thermometer).

I dove head first into this pie.

Alex and I contemplated on whether or not to just eat the pie last night or save it for the family Thanksgiving celebration.

Okay, I have a confession. I don't like Apple Pie, but it's Alex's favorite.

And he won the contemplation.

We dug into the pie and the family got none.

I even had a piece, well I did make it after all.

I still don't like apple pie. But this one was not bad.

Caramel Apple Pie
From Vanilla Sugar Blog
Salty Caramel-Apple Pie

Ingredients:

Caramel Sauce

• 1 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon corn syrup
• 1/4 cup cold water
• 1/2 cup heave cream, room temperature
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Pie

• 2 pre-made pie crusts ( I know I should have made them by hand I just didn't have the time)
• 8 cups of apples, sliced into medium slices
• Juice of one lemon
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 pinch of sea salt
• caramel sauce
• 1 egg

Directions:

Caramel Sauce

• In a heavy sauce pan.
• Stir together sugar, syrup, and water.
• Heat over medium-high heat.
• Stirring constantly until all sugar is dissolved and bubbling.
• If you have a candy thermometer make sure the mixture is heated to 380 degrees F.
• Remove from heat.
• Then add heavy cream.
• It will boil and bubble when it is done mix with a spatula.
• Re heat if everything is not combined.
• Removed from heat.
• Add butter.
• Stir until dissolved
• Cool for 4 minutes.
• Stir in vanilla.
  
  
  

Pie

• Place apples in a large bowl and sprinkle with lemon juice.

• In a small bowl combine flour and cinnamon.
• Toss the apples with the flour mixture.
• Combine well.
• Set aside.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Spray pie plate with non-stick spray.
• Lay one pie crust down onto the pie plate.

• Add apples to pie plate

• Pour caramel sauce over apples stir a little
• sprinkle sea salt over top.
• Cut butter into chunks
• Place butter on top of apples.

• Place second pie crust over the top.
• Crimp edges.
• Whisk egg in a small bowl.
• Brush egg over the top.
• Cut 5 slits into top, to vent.

• Bake at 400 degrees for about 50 minutes.
• Let cool for about 30 minutes.
• Cut and serve.