Lattice Apple Pie With Mexican Brown Sugar

Serves: 6

Cierra Adams

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

52

Spice

47

Sweetness

53

Sourness

39

mins

Prep time (avg)

6.2

Difficulty

Ingredients:

3 cup

Water

1 tsp

Cinnamon

1 tbsp

Milk

1 tsp

Sugar

Directions:

1

Brush lattice (but not edge) with milk and sprinkle with sugar

2

Put a large heavy baking sheet in middle of oven and preheat oven to 425°F

3

Bring piloncillo, water, zest, spices, and 1/8 teaspoon salt to a boil in a small heavy saucepan, covered, stirring occasionally until piloncillo has dissolved

4

Remove lid and boil over medium-low heat until syrup is thickened and reduced to about 3/4 cup, 6 to 10 minutes

5

Discard zest and cool syrup slightly

6

Meanwhile, peel and core apples, then cut into 1/2-inch-wide wedges

7

Toss apples with flour, then with syrup

8

Roll out 1 piece of dough (keeping remaining piece chilled) on a lightly floured surface with a lightly floured rolling pin into a 13-inch round, then fit into a 9-inch pie plate

9

Trim edge, leaving a 1/2-inch overhang, and chill shell

10

Roll out remaining piece of dough on a lightly floured surface with a lightly floured rolling pin into a 16-by 11-inch rectangle

11

Cut dough crosswise into 11 (1 1/4-inch-wide) strips

12

Stir apple mixture, then spoon evenly into pie shell

13

Weave a tight lattice pattern over pie with pastry strips

14

Trim all strips flush with edge of pie plate

15

Fold bottom crust up over edge of lattice and crimp

16

Bake pie on hot baking sheet 20 minutes

17

Reduce oven temperature to 375°F and bake until crust is golden and filling is bubbling, 50 to 60 minutes more

18

Cool pie to warm or room temperature, about 1 1/2 hours

19

Put a large heavy baking sheet in middle of oven and preheat oven to 425°F

20

Bring piloncillo, water, zest, spices, and 1/8 teaspoon salt to a boil in a small heavy saucepan, covered, stirring occasionally until piloncillo has dissolved

21

Remove lid and boil over medium-low heat until syrup is thickened and reduced to about 3/4 cup, 6 to 10 minutes

22

Discard zest and cool syrup slightly

23

Meanwhile, peel and core apples, then cut into 1/2-inch-wide wedges

24

Toss apples with flour, then with syrup

25

Roll out 1 piece of dough (keeping remaining piece chilled) on a lightly floured surface with a lightly floured rolling pin into a 13-inch round, then fit into a 9-inch pie plate

26

Trim edge, leaving a 1/2-inch overhang, and chill shell

27

Roll out remaining piece of dough on a lightly floured surface with a lightly floured rolling pin into a 16-by 11-inch rectangle

28

Cut dough crosswise into 11 (1 1/4-inch-wide) strips

29

Stir apple mixture, then spoon evenly into pie shell

30

Weave a tight lattice pattern over pie with pastry strips

31

Trim all strips flush with edge of pie plate

32

Fold bottom crust up over edge of lattice and crimp

33

Brush lattice (but not edge) with milk and sprinkle with sugar

34

Bake pie on hot baking sheet 20 minutes

35

Reduce oven temperature to 375°F and bake until crust is golden and filling is bubbling, 50 to 60 minutes more

36

Cool pie to warm or room temperature, about 1 1/2 hours