FIVE-SPICE APPLE PIE

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A slice of this timeless American all-star pie was featured on the cover of the September 1999 issue.

Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

2 cups all purpose flour
2 tablespoons sugar
3/4 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup chilled solid vegetable shortening, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
6 tablespoons (about) ice water
5 pounds Golden Delicious apples, peeled, cored, cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter
1 cup (packed) golden brown sugar
2 tablespoons all purpose flour
1 1/4 teaspoons Chinese five-spice powder*
2 tablespoons whipping cream
1/2 teaspoon sugar

Steps:

Preparation crust
Mix first 3 ingredients in large bowl. Add shortening; cut in using pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse meal with a few pea-size pieces. Mix in enough ice water by tablespoonfuls to form moist clumps. Gather dough. Divide into 2 pieces, 1 slightly larger than the other. Flatten each into disk. Wrap each disk in plastic; chill at least 1 hour. DO AHEAD Can be made 1 day ahead. Keep refrigerated. Let dough soften slightly at room temperature before rolling out. filling
Toss apples and lemon juice in large bowl. Melt butter in heavy large pot over medium heat. Add apples and brown sugar; cook until apples are just tender, stirring occasionally, about 15 minutes. Using slotted spoon, return apples to same bowl. Boil juices in pot until thick, about 15 minutes. Pour juices over apples; cool completely. Mix in flour and five-spice powder.
Position rack in lowest third of oven; preheat to 375°F. Place baking sheet on rack. Roll out larger dough disk on floured surface to 12-inch round. Transfer to 9-inch glass pie dish; trim overhang to 1 inch, if necessary. Spoon filling into crust. Roll out smaller dough disk to 10-inch round. Drape over filling. Press top and bottom edges of dough together; crimp decoratively. Cut small hole in center of crust. Brush crust with cream. Sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon sugar.
Place pie on baking sheet in oven; bake until crust is golden brown and filling bubbles thickly, about 1 hour 5 minutes. Transfer pie to rack and cool. Serve slightly warm or at room temperature. Hungry for More? If you have a question about this recipe, contact our Test Kitchen at [email protected]. To see more recipes like this one, check out our Apple Pies Slideshow.