You can never have too many pie recipes during the holidays! This one for Caramel Apple Pie is a great spin on a traditional apple pie that adds caramel to really amp up the flavor. The recipe comes from Organic Valley and uses their Salted Butter, Whole Milk, and Eggs. Note: I was sent a coupon to receive one Organic Valley product for free.
Organic Valley is a co-op of organic farmers based in La Farge, Wisconsin. The cooperative was founded in 1988 and markets its products in all 50 states as well as Canada and Japan. Organic Valley promotes organic agricultural methods, with each participating farm certified as organic by the National Organic Program.
A problem I still run into when cooking/baking is I rarely read the directions all the way though before starting (a huge no no). So I made a completely different pie crust by accident because I got confused as to where the sugar and egg was supposed to go in the original recipe. Luckily it turned out fine (whew!) but for the original recipe, be sure to head over to the Organic Valley website.
Ingredients:
- CRUST:
- 4 cups organic, all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ cups Organic Valley Salted Butter, cut into ½-inch cubes, chilled in freezer at least 15 minutes
- 2/3 cup Organic Valley Whole Milk, cold
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 Organic Valley Large Egg
- 1 tbsp sugar
- FILLING:
- 2 pounds organic Granny Smith apples (10-11 medium-sized apples or 4 large), peeled, cored and cut into ½-inch thick slices (coat slices with juice of 1 lemon to prevent browning)
- 4 tbsp Organic Valley Salted Butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 tbsp cornstarch
- 2 tbsp apple cider
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/8 tsp cardamom
- 1/8 tsp allspice
- 1 tsp vanilla extract (I used vanilla powder but vanilla extract works just as well)
- OTHER:
- 1 Organic Valley Large Egg
- 1 tbsp sugar
