Pies and November go together like Prehistoric trivia and my youngest daughter. I am not a huge pie fan. It has to be one amazing pie for me to like it. And this my friends, I like a lot. So if classic apple pie is your thing give this one a try. Adding a caramel sauce only makes it better. I mean, when has caramel sauce not made anything better?
I like making my own pie crusts, you just can’t beat the flavor of a flaky all butter crust in my opinion. This is my recipe here, but if you want to buy your crust I won’t tell the pie patrol.
Salted Caramel Apple Pie
November 9, 2021
Category
Holiday Recipes
Pie
Persons
9
Serving Size
Makes one 9 inch pie
Cook Time
1 hour, 15 minutes
Total Time
1 hour, 15 minutes
Ingredients
- 5 apples (I prefer granny smith for pies)
- 2 pie crusts homemade or bought
- egg wash (one egg lightly beaten with 1 Tablespoon cream or water
- Vanilla sanding sugar, optional
For caramel:
- 4 Tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup flour
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt (more if desired)
- pinch freshly grated nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
Instructions
- Whisk together the butter, brown sugar, flour, and cream in a medium pot and bring to a boil.
- Add the vanilla, cinnamon, salt, nutmeg, and lemon juice and whisk to combine. Cook 2 more minutes to slightly thicken then set aside to cool. Adjust salt level if desired.
- Line a 9 inch pie pan with one of the pie crusts.
- Peel, core, and slice the apples and place in pie pan.
- Pour caramel sauce over apples.
- Cut strips with remaining crust and weave to make a lattice, or top with desired design. If leaving whole make sure to cut some vents. Brush top crust with egg wash and sprinkle with sugar. Place on a parchment lined baking tray to catch drips.
- Bake on lowest rack at 425 degrees for 20 minutes, then drop temperature to 350 degrees and bake for 1 hour more. Check occasionally and tent with foil if top is getting too dark.
