Caramel Apple Pie

This is not your everyday apple pie. It is quick easy & delicious. Make your own crust or buy a refrigerated pie crust.

CARAMEL APPLE PIE

(serves 8)

Ingredients:

*1 9-inch double pie crust. (Make your own or buy the refrigerated type)

*1/2 cup butter

*3 tablespoons all-purpose flour

*1/2 cup white sugar

*1/2 cup brown sugar

*2 teaspoons cinnamon, divided

*1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

*1/4 cup water

*1 teaspoon pure vanilla

*4 gala apples, 4 Macintosh, peeled, cored & sliced

(or two types of your favorite apples)

*Cinnamon Sugar

Directions:

~Melt 1/2 cup butter in a small saucepan over medium heat.

~Stir in 3 tablespoons flour and stir. It will make a paste.

~Add 1/2 cup white sugar, 1/2 cup brown sugar, 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg, 1/4 cup water and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract.

~Bring to a boil.

~Reduce and simmer for 5 minutes.

~Preheat oven to 425 degrees.

~In a medium-large bowl mix 1 teaspoon cinnamon with 4 gala apples an 4 macintosh sliced apples.

~Place the bottom crust in your pie pan.

~Fill with cinnamon apples.

~Pour the syrup mixture evenly over apples.

~Cover apples with top crust.

~Seal crusts around edges.

~Lightly sprinkle cinnamon sugar over the crust. 

~Make large slits in top crust (or make a lattice work with crust).

~Place aluminium foil over edges of pie to prevent burning.

~Place pie of baking sheet, to protect the oven in case of overspill.

~Bake 15 minutes.

~Reduce temperature to 350 degrees.

~Bake for 30 minutes.

~Remove aluminium foil from edges of crust.

~Bake another 10-15 minutes.

~Remove from oven and cool completely before cutting.