Cider Caramel Apple Pie

By nanasally4

Ingredients

• For the cider caramel:
• 4 cups apple cider
• 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter
• For the pie:
• 5-6 cups sliced apple (gala or granny smith are best)
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup all purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup cider caramel, warmed
• 1 large egg, beaten
• For the crust:
• (recipe from Martha Stewart)
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 sticks unsalted butter, cold, cut into small pieces
• 1/4 cup ice water, plus more if needed

Details

Servings 1
Adapted from joannagoddard.blogspot.com

Preparation

Step 1

To make the crust:

In the bowl of a food processor, combine flour and salt; pulse to combine. Add butter, and pulse until mixture resembles coarse crumbs with some larger pieces remaining, about 10 seconds. (To mix by hand, combine dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl, then cut in butter with a pastry blender.)

With machine running, add ice water through feed tube in a slow, steady stream, just until dough holds together without being wet or sticky. Do not process more than 30 seconds. Test by squeezing a small amount of dough together; if it is still too crumbly, add a bit more water, 1 tablespoon at a time.

Turn out dough onto a clean work surface. Divide in half, and place each half on a piece of plastic wrap. Shape into flattened disks. Wrap in plastic, and refrigerate at least 1 hour or overnight.

To make the caramel:

Pour cider into heavy bottomed pot. Boil cider until reduced to 2 cups, about 20 minutes. Add butter & sugar, cook, stirring occasionally, until sauce thickens slightly and is reduced to 1 1/4 cups. Can be made 2 days ahead, transfer to bowl and keep refrigerated.

To make the pie:

Preheat oven to 350 F. Let pie dough rest on counter for 15 minutes. On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough into two 1/8 inch thick rounds. Press one round into lightly greased pie plate.

In a large bowl, combine apples, brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, ginger, salt, vanilla, and caramel. Mix well. Spoon apples into pie plate. Cover with remaining crust. Cut 4 steam vents into top. Brush with beaten egg, and sprinkle with sugar & cinnamon.

Maria: I can't believe I forgot to add the oven temp! Eeek! Your oven should be set to 350F.