FOOD
Apple Pie With a Cheesy Twist
Who would guess cheddar is the secret to perfect apple pie?
FOOD
Apple Pie With a Cheesy Twist
Who would guess cheddar is the secret to perfect apple pie?
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour + 1/3 cup for filling
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces
- 1 1/2 cups shredded sharp cheddar
- 1/4 cup ice water
- 5-6 large Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and sliced into 8ths
- 3/4 cup dark brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
- Egg wash: 1 egg white + 1 tablespoon water
- Sanding sugar
Steps
- In a food processor, briefly pulse flour, salt and sugar.
- Add butter and cheddar; pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal, with a few pea-sized pieces of butter remaining.
- Sprinkle with 1/4 cup ice water. Pulse until dough is crumbly but holds together when squeezed.
- Pour dough out onto a large piece of plastic wrap and divide into two disks.
- Refrigerate until firm, at least 1 hour.
- Make apple filling: Add apples to a large mixing bowl.
- Toss with brown sugar, cinnamon, salt, lemon juice and 2 tablespoons flour.
- Dust working surface and roll dough out 2 inches larger than pie dish.
- Place pie dough on bottom of pie dish. Add apple filling.
- Add small dots of unsalted butter throughout pie filling.
- Take second pie dough and roll out 2 inches larger than pie dish. Connect top dough with bottom dough and cut off any excess. Using fingers, make 'v' indentation around edge. Cut 5 small slits on top.
- Brush pie with egg wash.
- Sprinkle sanding sugar on top.
- Place on baking sheet and bake at 375°F for 40-45 minutes, or until dough is golden brown and filling is bubbling.