B. Smith's Skillet Apple Pie

By Bostoncook

Ingredients

• === FILLING ===
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 3 Golden Delicious apples, plus
• 3 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, sliced thin, and tossed with the lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon allspice
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch
• 2 tablespoons flour
• === TOPPING ===
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter, chilled
• 2/3 cup half and half, used light
• 3/4 teaspoon vanilla

Details

Servings 6

Preparation

Step 1

1. To prepare filling; melt butter in a 10-inch cast-iron skillet over medium heat, add apple slices and cook, stirring frequently, for about 5 minutes. Mix sugars, cinnamon, nutmeg salt and cornstarch in a bowl and gently stir mixture into apples. Continue to cook until apples are soft but not mushy, about 5 minutes.

2. To prepare topping; mix together flour, 1/4 cup sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. Using 2 knives or a pastry blender, cut in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add the milk and vanilla, and quickly blend together with spatula.

3. To assemble the pie; drop heaping tablespoons of biscuit mixture on top of apples, covering most of the center of the mixture. Sprinkle top with remaining sugar and bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 25 to 30 minutes, or until top is golden. Remove pie from oven and let stand for at least 5 minutes before serving.

Notes: Truly delicious. Liked this much better with the biscuit topping than a traditional apple pie. Cut down sugar substantially, increased cinnamon, left out nutmeg and added some allspice. Used turbinado sugar on the top.