Apple Pie With A Twist

Total Time: 3 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 prepared double crust pie crust
• 7 -8 cups apples, cored, peeled, and sliced (ginger gold or granny smith apples, or your favorite pie apples)
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon allspice
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1/4 cup unbleached all-purpose flour

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350°f.
• 2 cut the apple slices into halves or thirds; you're looking for apple pieces that are about 1-inch square.
• 3 place the apples in a shallow, microwave-safe bowl and microwave them, uncovered, for 5 to 6 minutes, until they've softened but still retain a bit of “bite.â€?.
• 4 remove them from the microwave, transfer the apples (leaving any juice in the bowl) to a medium mixing bowl, and stir in the sugar, spices, salt, vanilla, and lemon juice.
• 5 as you stir, the mixture will become syrupy. add the butter and flour, and stir until everything is well blended.
• 6 set it aside.
• 7 pour filling into prepared crust.
• 8 spoon the filling into the crust.
• 9 roll the top crust into a 10-inch circle, and place it over the filling.
• 10 fold the edge of the bottom crust up over the edge of the top crust, squeeze them together, and crimp nicely.
• 11 cut a slit in the center of the crust, for steam to escape.
• 12 place the pie pan on center rack and then place a cookie sheet on a lower rack (to catch any spills), and bake the pie for 30 minutes.
• 13 gently place a sheet of aluminum foil atop the pie, covering its entire surface, and continue to bake for an additional 90 minutes, for a total of 2 hours, till the top crust is golden brown and the filing is bubbly.
• 14 yes, that's right; the pie won't burn, because the filling insulates the bottom crust, and the top crust is protected by the foil.
• 15 remove the pie from the oven, and allow it to cool for 1 1/2 to 2 hours before serving. if you cut into it too soon, the filling will be watery, and will ooze out.
• 16 serve warm, with vanilla ice cream, if desired.