Salty-Caramel Apple Pie

Photo: TheLunchBelle

Ingredients

1 9 inch Pillsbury Pie Crust (dough), at room temperature

6 cups apples (Northern Spy or McIntosh)

1/2 lemon

1 cup Sugar in the Raw/ natural-cane turbinado sugar

1/4 cup all-purpose flour

1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon vanilla

4 tablespoons heavy cream

4 tablespoons salted butter

Streusel Topping

1/2 cup all-purpose flour

3 tablespoons sugar

3 tablespoons salted butter (cut in to dice-sized cubes)

2 cups Planters Peanut Bar Originals (1.6 ounces each), crushed-* if you cannot find these bars in your area, s

1/2 teaspoon fleur-de-sel (sea salt crystals)

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Secure uncooked pie crust in a 9-inch circular glass/aluminum pie pan. Using a fork, gently prick the bottom of the pie shell, to vent.

Peel and slice apples. Sprinkle with juice from 1/2 of a lemon, making sure to catch seeds.

In a separate bowl, combine dry ingredients. Pour over apples and toss to mix. Add vanilla and cream.

In a heavy skillet, melt butter over medium-low heat. Add apple mixture and stir frequently for approximately 8-minutes - this will soften the apples. Remove from heat and set aside.

To make the streusel topping, combine flour, sugar, and butter in a small bowl. Using clean hands and a fork, lightly toss ingredients until course crumbs form. Add crushed Planters Peanut Bars and toss.

Pour apple mixture in to pie shell. Evenly coat with streusel topping. Sprinkle with fleur-de-sel (sea salt crystals).

Bake pie for 40-minutes in a 350 degrees F oven.

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About

Nothing says "Autumn" quite like a homemade apple pie! And if you know anything about me, then you're familiar with my passion for all-things salted-caramel. In this recipe, the apple remains the star of the show but, in a wild-card move, I've added fleur-de-sel to bring out the robust, hidden flavor notes of the fruit's natural sweetness. Enjoy!

Yield:

1 servings

Added:

Monday, November 1, 2010 - 11:33am

Creator:

TheLunchBelle

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