My motto is “You can never have too much pie.” Which is an interesting choice for a motto, but I stand behind it. What I’m saying is I love pie. So I thought I’d share my apple pie recipe, which is a variation of this recipe.

Caramel Apple Pie
Ingredients:
- 1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch double crust pie (I used this butter crust recipe and doubled it. It’s not as pretty as the shortening crust, but it’s not hydrogenated!)
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 3 T water water
- ½ cup white sugar
- ½ cup packed brown sugar
- 1 T vanilla
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp nutmeg
- 8 Granny Smith Apples
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Melt the butter in a saucepan. Stir in flour to form a paste. Add water, white sugar, brown sugar, vanilla, and spices. Bring to a boil. Reduce temperature and let simmer.
- Place the bottom crust in your pie pan.
- Coat apples with sauce. I recommend doing this in a large bowl.
- Fill the crust with apples, mounded slightly. Cover with a vented crust.
- Bake 15 minutes in the preheated oven. Reduce the temperature to 350 degrees F. Continue baking for 35 to 45 minutes, until apples are soft.
Best served a la mode. Well, everything is best served a la mode, but particularly this. Whipped cream is also nice, but not as nice.
What does your favorite pie say about you? Mine says I radiate joy. Interesting.
Happy pieness!
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