Spiced Apple Tree Pie | Autumn Favorite Desserts

I haven't ever been a fan of apple tree pie.  In fact, my kickoff existent apple tree pie minute wasn't until final twelvemonth when I made this Apple Cranberry Crisp made amongst orangish juice too zest along amongst cinnamon too nutmeg.  For me, the add-on of the orangish made everything function together hence perfectly too it added a novel dimension of flavor.  While baking, my identify smelled similar hot mulled cider - typically simmered amongst orangish peel.  

With that recipe inwards mind, I created this classic Apple Pie recipe that is also laced amongst orangish zest too juice.   You mightiness recollect I featured my "How to Make a Pretty Pie" tutorial too recipe final twelvemonth earlier Thanksgiving.  We used that recipe too technique when making this pie - Emma helped me brand too curl it out (which is hence tardily to make, yesteryear the way) fifty-fifty amongst the additional extra couplet of hands too toes that seem to hold upwards becoming her favorite cooking utensil. 

If you've never made a pie before, it tin seem daunting.  But, you lot actually should endeavor it.  It is hence satisfying to brand something hence pretty, hence comforting too hence classic.  And the expert thing almost pies is the to a greater extent than rustic looking the better...

   Spiced

Apple Pie

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2 pounds Granny Smith apples

2 pounds Braeburn apples
1/2 orange, zested
three tablespoons freshly squeezed orangish juice
1/3 loving cup sugar, plus 2 tablespoons to sprinkle on top
1/4 loving cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon kosher salt
3/4 teaspoon soil cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon soil nutmeg

three tablespoons of butter
My Easy Pie Crust Recipe

1 egg for egg wash

In the photos, I used my Natural Linen Tea towel (2 for $24) that are a novel add-on to my store for Fall.  I had a rush for orders on them final calendar week when I kickoff posted the photo, but volition hold upwards restocked to ship to a greater extent than yesteryear Oct 4th.  You tin teach ahead too identify an companionship immediately to brand certain you lot teach your yell on a couplet inwards this shipment.

Here are the dry out ingredients for the pie dough mixed amongst the butter inwards my mini nutrient processor - I had to teach far inwards ii batches - which worked keen because I needed ii crusts for a transcend too bottom. 

Again, the recipe is hither :  "How to Make a Pretty Pie" tutorial too recipe

And hither it has come upwards together later the add-on of mutual frigidness water.



I flora a keen novel occupation for the parchment sheets (that I behave inwards my online store, here).  You know how you lot are commonly supposed to chill the dough earlier rolling out too baking?  The argue for that is hence when the pie bakes, the butter is withal mutual frigidness too puffs upwards inwards the hot oven, creating a flaking crust.

 
Well, instead of refrigerating, hence rolling, nosotros rolled the only processed dough out onto the parchment canvass (while it was withal overnice too soft), hence refrigerated it. 

 

I rolled both pieces of dough out, hence stacked them on transcend of each other on a baking canvass to chill inwards the fridge for almost xxx minutes. 

Here is my mix of Braeburn & Granny Smith apples.  Plus 1 orange.

I abhor peeling apples (and potatoes too carrots, for that matter) hence I don't.  You tin if you lot want, but I mean value yesteryear the fourth dimension they bake inwards the pie, it doesn't actually matter.  I similar to piece them actually sparse hence they stack nicely to create a tall layered pie.  When the sparse pieces are stacked, they brand each piece sturdy hence it doesn't autumn apart when you lot piece it.

Zest the orange, hence juice.

Here are the apples tossed amongst the zest, juice, flour, saccharide too spices.

After I took the dough out from the refrigerator, I rolled each piece a lilliputian to a greater extent than amongst the rolling pivot to teach far easier to manage, hence flipped it too position it inwards the bottom.   Pile the apples in, hence point them amongst the butter, cutting into 1/2 inch cubes.

Top amongst the sec crust too bend the edges.  Again, instructions for my crimping method are hither : "How to Make a Pretty Pie" tutorial too recipe

I position vi slits inwards the transcend using a modest knife.  While I pinch the edges, Emma position her ain tiny lilliputian pinches on the transcend crust.

Make an egg launder yesteryear beating 1 egg amongst a fork.  Brush the transcend crust amongst the egg, hence generously sprinkle amongst sugar.

Bake at 400 degrees for 45 minutes, hence embrace amongst foil, trim estrus to 350 too bake for xxx to a greater extent than minutes.

I served this pie on a Dominicus nighttime later Braised Short Ribs for dinner... oh, did our identify odor good.

As I mentioned inwards the previous shipping service almost our Dominicus Night Suppers, equally the air gets cooler I dearest to laid upwards things that simmer on the stove or inwards the oven all twenty-four hr catamenia (like these Short Ribs).   What are roughly of your favorite experience expert Dominicus Night Meals?  I'm making my to-make listing for Fall too I'd dearest to know your favorites.  

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