Cast Iron Apple Pie

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It’s been a while since I made a video. I’m aware.

Know this. I am returned. And I am hungry.

Plus I have a sick new kitchen, lenses, lights, and slightly more talent than before. So… it’s getting real.

I’ve been working on this recipe for some time. Honestly, I can’t really call it my own recipe. It’s just so dang simple, I can’t own it. It’s a pie in it's purity, and it belongs to all mankind.

RECIPE

CRUST

• 300g Flour (or 2 1/2 cups)

• 228g Frozen Butter (2 sticks)

• 1 tsp Kosher Salt

• 8-10 Tbsp Ice Cold Vodka (or Ice Water)

FILLING

• 4lbs Ginger Gold Apples (or any apple you like for baking)

• 3/4 cup Sugar

• 1 Tbsp Cinnamon

• 3 Tbsp Cornstarch

• 1 Lemon (Juice & Zest)

METHOD

First off… watch the damn video. It’ll give you the method.

Mix the flour, salt, and frozen butter in a food processor until it looks nice and crumbly. Slowly add ice cold Vodka as you pulse the machine to combine the dough. I like to add about 10 Tbsp of vodka (or ice water) and then turn the dough out onto plastic wrap. The dough will be very crumbly. That’s OK. Just form it into a disc and wrap it up. It will relax together and soften up as you let it rest for a 1/2 hour in the fridge. If the dough seems too dry to you, spray it with some water before you wrap it up.

While the dough is resting, chop up the apples and mix them with the rest of the filling ingredients.

Roll out the dough and form it into a pie plate, or a cast iron skillet if you’re cool enough. Add the apple filling and put it to bed with the top crust. Beat and egg and brush the top, then sprinkle coarse sugar on top. Cut slits on the top for air to vent. Also, crimp the pie edges to make it look nice.

Bake at 400 degrees for 45 minutes to 1 hour. I’ve found it best to let it go for a full hour, but you do you.

Alright! That’s it. I’m back. I’m also very tired, and going to sleep now.