Caramel-Apple Pie

By GmaJan12

Ingredients

• Piecrust (recipe follows)
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 6 cups peeled, cored, and coarsely chopped Jonathan apples or other cooking apples (2 pounds)
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1/2 cup purchased caramel-apple dip or caramel ice cream topping
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup butter

Details

Servings 8

Preparation

Step 1

Prepare Piecrust. On a lightly floured surface, use your hands to slightly flatten dough. Roll dough from center to edges into a circle about 12 inches in diameter. To transfer pastry, wrap it around the rolling pin. Unroll pastry into a 9-inch pie plate. Ease pastry into pie plate, without stretching it. Trim pastry to 1/2 inch beyond edge of pie plate. Fold under extra pastry. Crimp edge as directed. Do not prick pastry.

For filling:
In a large bowl, stir together granulated sugar, 1/4 cup flour and cinnamon. Add the apples. Gently toss until coated. Transfer apple mixture to pastry-lined pie plate. In a small bowl, whisk milk into 2 tablespoons of the caramel-apple dip; drizzle over apples.
For topping:

In a medium bowl, stir together 1 cup flour and brown sugar. Using a pastry blender, cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle over apple filling. To prevent overbrowning, cover edge of pie with foil. Place pie on a foil-lined baking sheet.

Bake in a 350 degree F. oven for 30 minutes. Remove foil. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes more or until apples are tender and top is golden brown. Cool for 10 minutes. Drizzle remaining caramel dip over top. Cool on a wire rack.

Piecrust

Ingredients
1/3 cup butter
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
4 - 5 tablespoons milk


Directions

In a medium bowl, use a pastry blender to cut butter into flour until pieces are the pea-size. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon milk over part of the mixture; gently toss with a fork. Push moistened dough to the side of the bowl. Repeat moistening the flour mixture, using 3 to 4 tablespoons more milk (1 tablespoon at a time), until all the flour mixture is moistened. Shape dough into a ball.