Salted Caramel Apple Pie

Salted Caramel Apple Pie
Kelli Dunn
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  • Yield: 10 servings
  • Prep: 30 minutes
  • Cook: 20 minutes

Ingredients

Pie Dough
2 1/2cups all-purpose unbleached flour
1teaspoon salt
1tablespoon sugar
8 to 10tablespoons ice water mixed with 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
1cup (2 sticks) cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
Salted Caramel:
1cup sugar
1/4cup water
1/2cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
1/2cup heavy cream
1 1/2teaspoons sea salt (Maldon flake is a good choice)
Apple Filling:
5 to 6 medium to large apples (Crispin, Granny Smith, Cortland)
Juice of 2 lemons
1/4cup sugar
1/3cup raw sugar (castor or turbinado)
1/4teaspoon cinnamon
1/4teaspoon allspice
1/8teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
2 to 3 dashes Angostora bitters
2tablespoons flour

Instructions

  1. To make pie crust, combine flour, sugar and salt in the bowl of a food processor. Add butter and pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal. (To mix by hand, cut butter into flour mixture using a pastry blender, two knives, or your hands.)
  2. Add water mixture a little at a time, while pulsing, until dough forms a ball. Divide into 2 discs, wrap in plastic and chill 1 hour or more.
  3. Preheat oven to 375F. Grease a 9-inch pie pan.
  4. Roll out one disc to fit pan. Place in bottom of pan, allowing sides to overlap rim.
  5. To prepare salted caramel, cook sugar and water together over low heat until just dissolved. Add butter and bring to a slow boil. Continue cooking at a low boil until mixture turns a deep, golden brown color. Be careful not to burn caramel—remove from heat before it smokes or turns very dark.
  6. Remove from heat and immediately add heavy cream. Mixture will bubble and steam. Be cautious, as sugar will be very hot. Whisk mixture together over low heat and sprinkle in sea salt. Set aside.
  7. To prepare apple filling, core, peel and thinly slice apples. Combine with lemon juice and remaining ingredients.
  8. Place half the apple filling in pan. Pour half the caramel over top. Layer remaining apple filling and then caramel.
  9. Roll out remaining pie dough and cut into strips. Place in a lattice pattern over apples. Crimp edges of crust. Brush with beaten egg and lightly sprinkle with sea salt and sugar.
  10. Place pie on a baking sheet and bake 20 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 325F and continue baking 25 to 35 minutes. Test doneness of apples with a long toothpick or small knife. They should be just soft. Let cool at least 1 hour before slicing.

Recipe courtesy of Emily Elsen and Melissa Elsen, Four & Twenty Blackbirds Bakery, Brooklyn, N.Y.

Nutritional Info *per serving

  • Calories 420
  • Fat 14g
  • Cholesterol 41mg
  • Sodium 474mg
  • Carbohydrate 72g
  • Fiber 3g
  • Sugars 42g
  • Protein 4g