Nothing Like Sunday Apple Pie

Now, I'm not a big pie fan. But I am a huge fan of creativity and this is by far the most creative way I've ever seen pie. Courtesy of Jo In The Kitchen, here is a fantastic way to impress all your friends and keep that apple pie more about the fruit and a little less about the pastry.



Ingredients
1 prepared pie dough, rolled out and sliced into strips
6-8 large apples (really any kind of apple will do)
1/3 cup sugar, plus more for sprinkling onto the crust
1/3 cup brown sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 or 1/2 tsp cardamom, if desired
1 tsp cornstarch
Juice of a lemon or lime, mixed with 1 cup of water
1 tbsp melted butter

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 375F.
2. Core an apple, then use a melon baller or knife to hollow out the apple more, being careful not to go all the way through the skin. Make sure you save all the apple bits! Once the apple is hollow, submerge it briefly in the citrus water to keep it from browning too quickly. Turn the apple over to drain. Repeat this process with all the apples.
3. Slice the apple bits into smaller bits, and then mix them with the sugars, cinnamon, cardamom (optional) and cornstarch.
4. Place the hollowed out apples in a muffin tin. This will keep them from tipping during the baking process. Fill each apple with the bit mixture.
5. Take the long strips of pie dough and cut them into 4 inch strips. Then “weave” the strips together to create the square tops. Place one square over each apple. Brush the dough with melted butter and sprinkle sugar over the top.
6. Bake for 30-35 minutes (until the dough is fully baked and the apples reach the desired tenderness). Once the apples have cooled, you can use a fork or spoon to remove them from the muffin pan. Serve with ice cream or a drizzle of caramel.

 Enjoy!