BA's Best Apple Pie

Name: BA's Best Apple Pie
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3½ (438 g) cups all-purpose flour; 2 Tbsp. granulated sugar; 1½ tsp. Diamond Crystal or 1 tsp. Morton kosher salt; 1½ cups (3 sticks) chilled unsalted butter, cut into pieces; 2 Tbsp. apple cider vinegar; 4 lb. Pink Lady or other firm, sweet-tart apples, peeled, cored, thinly sliced; ⅓ cup (packed; 68 g) dark brown sugar; ¼ cup (50 g) granulated sugar; 2 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice; 2 tsp. ground cinnamon; ½ tsp. Diamond Crystal or ¼ tsp. plus ⅛ tsp. Morton kosher salt; ¼ tsp. ground allspice; ¼ tsp. ground cardamom; All-purpose flour (for surface); 1½ cups unfiltered apple cider; 1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise; 2 Tbsp. cornstarch; 1 large egg; 2 Tbsp. chilled unsalted butter, cut into pieces; Demerara sugar (for sprinkling); A 9"-diameter deep pie dish

Instructions

This, dare we say it, perfect apple pie gets big fruit flavor from reducing the juices with fresh cider before baking, and warmth from vanilla and spice.

Updated at: Sun, 24 Nov 2024 23:17:13 GMT