Salted Caramel Dutch Apple Pie

This recipe makes (1 ) 9” pie - roughly 2 inches deep!

Ingredients

  • One batch of Perfect, Flakey Pie Crust, chilled

  • 8-10 medium-sized Honeycrisp or Granny Smith apples, cored, peeled, and sliced.

  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon

  • 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

  • 1/4 teaspoon all-spice

  • 1/2 cup brown sugar, tightly packed

  • 4 tablespoons cornstarch

  • 3/4 cup Gooey Salted Caramel Sauce , plus more for drizzle

For the Dutch Crumble Topping:

  • 1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter (3/4 cup)

  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour

  • 1 cup brown sugar

  • 1 cup oats

  • 1 tsp salt

  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and place the wire rack in the middle of the oven.

  2. Prepare the apple filling by peeling, coring, and cutting the apples into slices. Try to cut them thin but not paper thin so that they can bake evenly in the oven without overcooking. Combine the apples, spices, and brown sugar in a large pot and place on stove over medium heat.

  3. Cook the apples for 10-12 minutes, stirring occasionally, until just beginning to become tender. Do not cook completely.

  4. Add the cornstarch and caramel sauce to the apple mixture and continue stirring over medium heat until mixture thickens - roughly 3-5 minutes.

  5. Remove the pan from the heat and transfer apples to a large bowl until mixture gets to room temperature.

  6. For the crust, roll out the chilled dough on a lightly floured surface until it is larger than the diameter of your pie dish.

  7. Spray non-stick baking spray into the pie dish and fit the dough to the dish, trimming the excess at the top.

  8. Scallop the edges of the pie crust by using your fingers to create a design or by using a fork! Finish the edges of the pie crust off with an egg wash or some milk and allow to cool in the fridge for up to 30 minutes before adding the apple mixture.

  9. Once the pie crust has chilled, add the cooled apple mixture.

  10. To make the dutch crumble on top, combine all of the ingredients for the topping in a large bowl and, using a pastry cutter or your hands. Butter should be the size of peas and the mixture should just slightly combine into a crumbly dough.

  11. Top the pie with the dutch crumble and bake for one hour.

  12. After the hour mark, continue baking for another 10-15 minutes to ensure the bottom crust has baked to golden brown.

  13. Allow the pie to cool completely on a wire rack, roughly 4 hours.

  14. Top with more Gooey Salted Caramel Sauce and enjoy!

Perfect, Flakey Pie Crust

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Ingredients

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour

  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar

  • 1 teaspoon salt

  • 2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted butter, small cubes

  • 1/2 cup cold water

Directions

  1. In a large bowl, add all of the dry ingredients and whisk to combine.

  2. Using a pastry cutter, food processor, or your fingers, add the cubed butter and begin to work it into the dough. Do this until the flour mixture has become a sandy texture and the butter roughly the size of peas.

  3. To add the water, make a well in the center of the flour and butter mixture and add in 2 tablespoons at a time. To avoid over-mixing and developing a tough dough, only mix using your hands or a food processor (if using the food processor, only a few pulses at a time). Continue mixing in the water until it has JUST combined into a dough. Do not over mix.

  4. Wrap dough in plastic wrap to chill for up to 30 minutes in the fridge before rolling out.