CARAMEL APPLE PIE

By Diherbert

I found this recipe on instructables.com when searching for a good caramel apple pie recipe. This was a big hit over the Holidays.

Ingredients

• 6 Granny Smith apples
• 1 Teaspoon Cinnamon
• 1 Teaspoon Vanilla
• 1/2 Teaspoon Nutmeg
• 1 Stick of Butter
• 3 Tablespoons Flour
• 1/2 Cup White Sugar
• 1/2 Cup Brown Sugar
• 1/4 Cup Water
• Unbaked pie dough for double crust 9” pan

Preparation

Step 1

Mix the spices together and sprinkle over thinly sliced apples in a large bowl. Mix together well an pour into prepared crust.
The caramel sauce
In a saucepan melt the butter. Add flour to the hot melted butter. Stir it in and then add sugars and water.

Bring this to a boil, reduce the heat slightly, and boil it for an additional 5 minutes. Be certain to continuously stir the caramel mixture the entire time it is cooking!

(Looks like homemade caramels, doesn’t it!)


Pour ½ of the caramel sauce over the apples in your pie pan. Save the other half!

Make a lattice crust over the top of your pie by slicing an unrolled pie crust into approximately one inch strips.

Alternate placing vertical and horizontal strips of the crust.

Pour the remainder of your caramel sauce over the top of your pie. Dot small pieces of butter over pie.

Bake at 425 degrees for 15 minutes. Then reduce the heat to 350 degrees for an additional 30 to 45 minutes.

You may want to put a cookie sheet on a lower rack under the pie as the sauce will surely boil over, and drip off of the pie. (I like an easy clean up!)