FREEZER APPLE PIE

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Categories     Fruit     Dessert     Thanksgiving

Yield 8-10 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

Pie crust dough
1/2 cup sugar
4 tablespoons butter
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
8 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, and thickly sliced
1/4 cup Southern Comfort
1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 tablespoon heavy cream
1 tablespoon sugar

Steps:

  • To make the filling: Add sugar to a saucepan over medium high heat. Bring sugar to a boil and cook until caramelized, sugar will be a light amber color. Carefully add the butter, spices and apples. Cook for about 5 minutes, until almost tender. Off the heat add the Southern Comfort and flambe the mixture, cooking for an additional 1 to 2 minutes. Drain the mixture. Reserve the juice (it can be frozen) for a sauce for the pie. Toss the apples with the cornstarch and spread them out on a sheet pan to cool. Fill the pie with the cooled apples then rest the top crust on top, trim the top and bottom flush to the pan. Pinch the edges together, turning them under all the way around. Then press the thumb and forefinger of one hand together. Use them to gently push the thick dough rim outward, while pushing inward with the forefinger of the other hand, so that they intersect in a "V" with the dough in between. Repeat all around the rim to make a wavy edge. Snip a "X" shape vent in the top center of the pie using scissors or a sharp paring knife. Wrap the pie in plastic wrap and freeze until ready to bake and serve. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Before baking the frozen pie, brush the surface of the piecrust with cream and sprinkle with sugar. Bake for 10 minutes then turn the oven down to 375 degrees F and bake until light golden brown, about 1 hour.

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