Caramel Apple Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2/3 cup cold land o lakes butter
• 4 -5 tablespoons cold water
• 1 tablespoon land o lakes butter, melted
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/4 cup thick caramel ice cream topping
• 6 medium tart cooking apples, peeled and sliced
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 400*.
• 2 combine clour and salt in large bowl.
• 3 cut in butter with pastry blender or fork until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• 4 stir in enough water with fork just until flour is moistened.
• 5 devide dough in half; shape each half into ball.
• 6 flatten slightly.
• 7 wrap 1 ball of dough in plastic wrap; refrigerate.
• 8 roll out remaining ball of ough on lightly floured surface into 12-inch circle.
• 9 fold into quarters.
• 10 place dough into 9-inch pie pan; uncold, pressing against bottom and sides.
• 11 trim crust to 1/2 inch from edge of pan; set aside.
• 12 lightly toss together caramel, apples, and lemon juice in large bowl.
• 13 add 1/2 cup sugar, brown sugar, flour and cinnamon; toss lightly.
• 14 spoon apple mixture into prepared crust.
• 15 roll out remaining ball of dough into 11-inch circle.
• 16 cut out 10 (1/2 inch) strips with sharp knife or pastry wheel.
• 17 place 5 strips, 1 inch apart, across filling in pie pan.
• 18 weave remaining 5 strips at right angles to strips already in place.
• 19 trim ends.
• 20 fold trimmed edge of bottom crust over strips; build up an edge.
• 21 crimp or flute edge.
• 22 brush strips with 1 tablespoons melted butter; sprinkle with 1 teaspoons sugar.
• 23 cover edge of crust with 2-inch strip of foil.
• 24 bake for 35 minute.
• 25 remove foil.
• 26 bake for another 20-25 min or until lightly browned and juice begins to bubble.
• 27 cool pie 30-45 minute.
• 28 serve warm.