Blue Ribbon Caramel Apple Pie Food

BLUE-RIBBON APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. On a lightly floured surface, roll half of dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; transfer to a 9-in. pie plate. Trim crust even with rim., In a small bowl, mix walnut layer ingredients until blended. Spread onto bottom of crust. Refrigerate while preparing filling., For filling, in a large bowl, toss apples with lemon juice and vanilla. In a small bowl, mix sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt; add to apple mixture and toss to coat., Pour filling over walnut layer; dot with butter. Roll remaining dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle. Place over filling. Trim, seal and flute edge. Brush top with milk; sprinkle with sugar. Cut slits in crust., Place pie on a baking sheet. Bake 55-65 minutes or until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbly. Cover edge loosely with foil during the last 10 minutes if needed to prevent overbrowning. Remove foil. Cool on a wire rack.

LAURA'S BLUE RIBBON CARAMEL APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Place one pie crust in a baking dish. Combine spices with LUCKY LEAF Apple Pie Filling. Pour apple mixture into crust. Melt caramels and milk in microwave-safe bowl for about a minute, stirring twice. Pour melted caramels over the LUCKY LEAF Apple Pie Filling. Place pecans on top and cover with the second crust. Vent crust for baking. Brush top of pie crust with the beaten egg wash and sprinkle with 1 teaspoons sugar. Bake at 425 for 45 minutes.

BLUE RIBBON APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Roll out one half of the pie dough and place in a 9-inch pie plate (how-to on rolling out pie dough here). Trim the crust to the edge of the pie plate. Refrigerate until ready to use.
• Toss the apples, 1/2 cup of the sugar, brown sugar, zest, salt, and cinnamon together in a large large pot or Dutch oven. Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until the apples are tender when poked with a fork but are not mushy, about 10-12 minutes. Don't over cook in this step as the apples will finish cooking and softening up in the oven.
• Transfer the apples and their juice in an even layer to a rimmed baking sheet and let cool to room temperature, about 30 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Drain the cooled apples thoroughly in a colander, reserving 1/4 cup of the juice. Stir the lemon juice into the reserved 1/4 cup of apple juice.
• Spread the apples into the dough-lined pie plate, mounding them slightly in the middle, and drizzle with the lemon juice mixture.
• Roll out the second piece of dough and drape it over the pie. Trim the top crust so there is about a 1/4-inch or slightly longer overhang all the way around the pie. Tuck this overhang under the bottom crust (see details here) so the pie is sealed. Crimp the edges (how-to here or here).
• Cut four gashes in the top of the pie with a sharp paring knife for venting. Brush the crust lightly with the egg white and sprinkle with the remaining one tablespoon sugar.
• Place the pie on a foil-lined baking sheet and bake until the crust is golden, about 25 minutes.
• Reduce the oven temperature to 375 degrees and continue to bake until the juices are bubbling and the crust is deep golden brown, about 25-30 minutes longer.
• Let the pie cool on a wire rack until the filling has set, about 2 hours. Serve slightly warm or at room temperature.

CARAMEL GLAZED SOFT APPLE PIE

Steps:

• 1. Peel & thinly slice apples, place in large bowl, drizzle with lemon juice enough to coat and toss to cover apples.
• 2. Sprinkle sugar & cinnamon [enough to coat apples] on to sliced apples and toss, set apples aside.
• 3. Melt 1 stick butter in a medium bowl. Add the sugars, egg, 1/2 c flour, 2 Tbsp cinnamon, 1 Tsp each vanilla and nutmeg, and 1/2 c milk; mix well.
• 4. Pour mixture over the sliced apples and stir until well blended. Place apple mixture into pie dish with unbaked crust. There will be enough apples that you will want to press them into the crust and mound them up in the center.
• 5. Next, mix together the cup of flour, 1/2 c brown sugar, and 1/4 c softened butter. Mix well with a fork. Sprinkle this on top of the apples and press down so it doesn't fall off the pie.
• 6. Place in a preheated 350 F oven. Bake 60 minutes. I recommend placing foil or a baking sheet under the pie dish for drips.
• 7. While the pie is baking, mix the cup of caramel topping with the 4 Tbsp flour.
• 8. After pie has baked for 60 minutes, slide it out of the oven and pour the caramel mixture over the top. Pour caramel in a circular motion from the center and it will run down to cover the pie. This pie will run over and some of the caramel will run off onto the baking sheet.
• 9. Bake for an additional 10 to 15 minutes until the caramel looks like its glazing and setting. Carefully remove the pie from the oven and let cool.
• 10. The 2nd mixture of the flour, butter, and sugar is all the topping there is to this pie besides the caramel glaze. There is NO top crust. (The caramel glaze recipe is shown at the bottom of the recipe.)

APPLE PIE PANCAKES W/ CARAMEL BOURBON GLAZE

Steps:

• 1. In a small saucepan, heat 1/2 cup of caramel topping and 3 Tbsp of bourbon.
• 2. Simmer on low heat while preparing pancake batter and pancakes.
• 3. In a large mixing bowl, combine Bisquick, egg, milk, apple pie spice and sugar.
• 4. Using a wire whisk, beat until batter is somewhat smooth.
• 5. Gently fold in the apples.
• 6. On a heated griddle or non-stick skillet, spray non-stick cooking spray. Pour just under 1/3 cup of the batter into the skillet. If using a large skillet, you should be able to get about 2 pancakes per batch. Don't overcrowd the skillet.
• 7. Cook until edges are dry and batter starts to bubble a little in the middle. Carefully turn the pancake over using a spatula. Once you have flipped the pancake, take a basting brush and dip into butter. Carefully spread the butter over the pancakes while they are in the skillet.
• 8. Place one pancake on a plate, add about 1 tablespoon of the bourbon glaze, top with another pancake and additional bourbon glaze.
• 9. Garnish with fried apple slices with cinnamon, if desired. Sprinkle with additional apple pie spice, if desired.

BLUE RIBBON APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Coat apple slices with lemon juice.
• Combine sugar, spices, flour, cornstarch and salt in a large zip-loc bag.
• Add apples and shake bag until thoroughly coated.
• Immediately, put coated apples into prepared pie crust.
• Dot with butter.
• Cover with top crust.
• Crimp edges to seal and cut vent holes into crust.
• Brush with milk and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.
• Bake at 425°F for 15 minutes, reduce temperature to 350°F and continue baking for 45 minutes or until golden brown.

STICKY CARAMEL-APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Combine the flour, salt and sugar in a large bowl. Add the shortening in large chunks and blend with a pastry blender. Drizzle the ice water over the flour mixture and cut into/across the dough repeatedly with a rubber spatula. The quicker the pastry is made, the better. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
• Slice the apples a 1/4 inch thick. Heat 2 tbsp of butter in a large frying pan and sauté the apples until soft on the outside. Add 1 cup sugar and the cinnamon and nutmeg. Cover and cook for about 15 minutes. Take the apples out of the pan and arrange them on a plate or cookie sheet to cool.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Add the remaining 4 tbsp of butter and 1 cup brown sugar and cook, (medium heat) for 2 minutes. Add 1 tsp of baking soda and stir. Don't be afraid of he colour it turns, that's because of the baking soda, it's keeps it from hardening. The great thing about this caramel is it tastes like caramel apples because the apples were cooked in the butter.
• Take the pastry dough out of the fridge and role it out into 2 12 inch circles. place one in a 10 inch pie pan.
• Combine the caramel and the pre-cooked apples in a bowl and transfer into the pie crust. Place the second round of pastry over the pie and seal around the edges, rolling up any excess dough. Using a sharp knife, cut 4 slits in the top layer of pastry, to prevent explosion. Bake in the oven for 30-35 minutes, or until the crust is golden brown.
• When the pie comes out of the oven, make sure you let it cool for at least 4 hours before eating it so it can set.

CARAMEL APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Peel, core, and thinly slice the apples, store in a bowl with some lemon juice to keep from turning brown until needed.
• Preheat Oven to 425°F.
• Melt the butter in a sauce pan.
• Stir in flour to make a paste.
• Add water, vanilla, sugars and spices and bring mixture to a boil.
• Reduce temperature and simmer, stirring constantly.
• Remove from heat and pour approximately 3/4 of caramel mixture over apples and toss to coat.
• Place bottom crust in a deep dish pie pan.
• Fill with apple slices (there will be a lot, create a mound).
• Cover with a lattice top crust and pour remaining caramel over the top, pouring carefully so it doesn't spill out. Or toss all caramel with apples and cover with a vented top crust.
• Place on a cookie sheet (for runoff) and bake for 15 minutes.
• Reduce temperature to 350F and cover pie crust and continue baking for 35-45 minutes or until apples are soft.

CHEF JOHN'S CARAMEL APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Combine butter, white sugar, brown sugar, water, cinnamon, and salt in a saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil, remove from heat and set aside.
• Roll out half the pastry to fit a 9-inch pie plate. Place bottom crust in pie plate; pour in apple slices.
• Roll out top crust into a 10-inch circle. Cut into 8 (1-inch) wide strips with a sharp paring knife or pastry wheel. Weave the pastry strips, one at a time, into a lattice pattern. Fold the ends of the lattice strips under the edge of the bottom crust and crimp to seal.
• Pour butter-sugar mixture over top of pie, coating the lattice, and allowing any remaining sauce to drizzle through the crust.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C), and bake until the crust is golden brown, the caramel on the top crust is set, and the apple filling is bubbling, 35 to 40 more minutes. Allow to cool completely before slicing.

BLUE RIBBON CARAMEL APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Place one pie crust in a baking dish. Combine spices with LUCKY LEAF Apple Pie Filling. Pour apple mixture into crust.
• Melt caramels and milk in microwave-safe bowl for about a minute, stirring twice. Pour melted caramels over the LUCKY LEAF Apple Pie Filling.
• Place pecans on top and cover with the second crust. Vent crust for baking. Brush top of pie crust with the beaten egg wash and sprinkle with 1 teaspoon sugar.
• Bake at 425 degrees for 45 minutes.