Description
This Brown Butter Apple Pie features a rich and nutty crust, filled with sweet and tangy apples.
Ingredients
Scale
- Crust: brown butter pie crust
- Filling: 7 granny smith apples peeled, cored and thinly sliced (1 kg or 2.2lbs)
- Juice of half a lemon
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon ground allspice
- 200 g or 1 cup brown sugar
- ½ tsp fine sea salt
- 113 g or ½ cup butter
- 3 tablespoons all purpose flour or tapioca starch
- Topping: 1 egg beaten with 1 tablespoon of water for egg wash
- Organic sugar for sprinkling
Instructions
- Make the brown butter pie crust recipe, divide into two halves, wrap, and chill for a few hours or up to 2 days.
- Peel, core, and thinly slice the apples. Toss with lemon juice, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, brown sugar, and salt. Cover and refrigerate for 3-6 hours.
- Roll out the bottom crust until it’s about 10” in diameter. Place in a metal pie pan and trim the edges.
- Chill the crust in the fridge or freezer.
- Pour the apple mixture into a sieve over a pan. Set aside the apples and reduce the liquid on medium heat until thickened.
- Brown the butter in a frying pan until it has brown bits. Transfer to a heat-proof bowl and let cool.
- Toss the strained apples with the brown butter and reduced liquid. Fold in the flour or starch.
- Spoon the mixture into the bottom crust.
- Roll out the top crust, slice into strips, and weave over the filling. Seal the edges.
- Chill the pie for 20 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 400 F.
- Brush the top crust with egg wash and sprinkle with sugar. Bake for 20 minutes.
- Cover the edges with aluminum foil to prevent over-browning and bake for another 35-40 minutes.
- Let the pie cool for at least an hour before slicing.
Notes
- Use freshly ground nutmeg for better flavor.
- Longer maceration time reduces crunchiness in apples.
- Place a baking sheet under the pie to catch juices.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 60mg
Keywords: Brown Butter Apple Pie, Pie, Dessert, Apples