Lo's Apple Pie
 
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Serves: 6
Ingredients
  • 6 apples, such as Honeycrisp
  • ¾ cup sugar, plus extra
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour, plus extra
  • ¾ teaspoon cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ⅛ teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1 tablespoon fresh-squeezed lemon juice
  • 2 (9-inch) store-bought piecrusts
  • 1 egg, beaten
Instructions
  1. Preheat your oven to 425ºF.
  2. Core the apples, chop into ¼-inch cubes, and add to a large mixing bowl along with the sugar and flour. Add the cinnamon, salt, nutmeg, and lemon juice, and combine to coat the apples evenly,
  3. Spray the inside of a 9-inch cast-iron skillet with non-stick spray and insert one of the piecrusts. Pour the apple filling into the crust and mound in the center.
  4. Sprinkle your counter with extra flour, and roll out the second piecrust until it measures 10 inches in diameter. Add the piecrust over the top of the filling and fold in the edges. Cut four vents in the top of the crust, brush with the egg wash and sprinkle with sugar. If you like, cut decorative shapes (we like leaves) out of the leftover pie dough and place on top.
  5. Place the skillet on a parchment-lined baking tray and place in the center of the oven. Bake for 40 minutes until golden brown. Remove and let the pie cool until ready to serve.
Notes
This is not your typical mushy apple pie filling, but rather an unstructured one that renders the apples cooked but still crisp. Add another tablespoon of flour if you want your filling firmer. Lo takes the easy way (no peeling the apples), and it works. Buy one piecrust pre-formed (in the aluminum tin), and buy the second one rolled up in the package (look in the freezer section), so that it will be easier to roll out. We used Honeycrisp apples, but most any sweet variety will work. We like the rustic cast-iron presentation of this pie, but a traditional pie pan or glass pie dish will work, too.
Recipe by Acadiana Table at https://acadianatable.com/?p=27634