Christmas Apple Pie

Our best pie, ever!

We used Natsha's Apple Pie Recipe with Best Filling with just a couple minor tweaks.

Recipe:

• PASTRY ingredients:
• All-Purpose Flour : 2-1/2 cups
• kosher salt : pinch
• butter : 8 oz
• ice cold water : 2/3 cups
• egg : 1 large separated
• sanding sugar : 1 t

• PASTRY process:
• mix dry ingredients
• cut in butter
• add water
• form ball and cover with plastic wrap
• place in refrigerator for at least 30 minutes
• roll out and fold five to seven times
• divide in half; store half in fridge, roll out second half
• place in buttered deep dish pie dish
• prick; place parchment and pie weights; and par bake for 15 minutes at 325F
• whisk egg white and paint pie pastry
• par bake for additional 5 minutes at 325F

• FILLING ingredients:
• Granny Smith apples : 2-1/2 lbs
• cinnamon : 1-1/2 t
• butter : 8 T
• flour : 3 T
• water : 1/4 cup
• sugar : 1 cup
• lemon : juice of one lemon

• FILLING process:
• peel and core apples
• slice and place in bowl with lemon juice (to stop browning)
• whisk butter and flour over medium heat
• whisk in water and sugar and bring to boil
• reduce heat and simmer for 3 minutes; remove from heat
• add cinnamon
• add sauce to apples and toss
• place in par-baked pie pastry
• roll out second half of pastry and lattice cover pie
• whisk egg yoke with a few drops of milk
• brush egg yolk mixture on pie lattice
• sprinkle sanding sugar on pie lattice

• BAKING process:
• preheat oven to 425F
• place pie on aluminum covered pan to catch overflow and minimize cleanup
• bake pie for 15 minutes
• turn oven down to 350F
• bake for 45 minutes
• let cool for at least an hour before serving