Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Bourbon Apple Pie

Made this lovely, boozy pie for my family and friends over Christmas. Kicked it up a bit, as usual. Enjoy!

Ingredients:

* 1/2 cup craizins
* 1/2 cup Cherry Bourbon
* 3 pounds Granny Smith apples, about 4-5 apples
* 3/4 cup granulated sugar
* 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
* 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
* 1/4 teaspoon salt
* 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
* 1/2 cup chopped pecans, toasted
* Pie pastry
* 1 tablespoon buttermilk or evaporated milk
* 1 tablespoon sugar
* 2 cups Orange Juice
* 1 cup flour
* 1 cup oats
* 1/2 cup brown sugar
* Butter


Preparation:
Peel apples; cut into 1/2-inch slices. Heat orange juice in microwave for 2 minutes. Combine craizins and apples in OJ and cover for 15 minutes while you make the crust. Strain juice. Add bourbon to apples and craizins.

Combine 3/4 cup sugar, the flour, cinnamon, salt, and nutmeg in a large bowl; add apple mixture stirring well to combine.

Fit 1 pie crust into a 9-inch pie plate. Spoon apple filling mixture into pie crust.

Mix up a cup of flour, the pecans, a cup of oats, and 1/2 cup brown sugar. Sprinkle over the top of pie until covered. Then take frozen butter and slice it into very tiny pieces. Cover the top of the pie with them evenly.

Bake at 450° on lower rack of oven for 15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350° and bake 30 to 35 minutes longer. Cover with foil if browning too much.

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