Author Notes
Saveur Magazine's flaky butter pie crust. Tender, cinnamon-spiced apples. Dried Cherries. Smitten Kitchen's Dark caramel. Nutty streusel. Need I say more.
Note: For an easier and quicker alternative, 1/4 Cup of Maple Syrup can be substituted for the caramel. —sarah buttenwieser
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Ingredients
- Nutty Streusel
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1 stick of
Cold Butter, cut into pea-sized chunks
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1 cup
Flour
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1 cup
Brown Sugar
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1 teaspoon
Ground Cinnamon
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1/2 cup
Nuts, chopped (Pecans, Almonds, Hazelnuts or Walnuts)
Directions
- Pie
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Roll Out the pie dough and mold into a bottom crust.
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Cook the cherries with the cider until the cherries are plump and the cider is slightly thicker.
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Toss the apples with the caramel, reduced cider, plumped cherries, cinnamon, lemon juice and lemon zest.
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Fill the pie dish with the apple mixture and top with the streusel.
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Bake at 375 degrees for 40-50 minutes.
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Let it rest, and then serve with vanilla ice cream.
- Nutty Streusel
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With your hands, mix the ingredients until crumbly.
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