(Not the actual dish, it disappeared too fast to take a picture)
I am actually posting a recipe that is not one of mine. Yes, pick your jaws back up.
Friends of my wonderful Aunt Ellen, who hosts our insanity every year, found this recipe in the New York Times and brought it.
This was the hands down favorite, it was moist, it was delicious, it was a tonguegasm of apple deliciousness!
Whiskey-Apple Crumble Pie
Adapted from ”Bubby’s Homemade Pies” by Ronald M. Silver and Jen Bervin (John Wiley & Sons, 2007) Time: 2 hours
Adapted from ”Bubby’s Homemade Pies” by Ronald M. Silver and Jen Bervin (John Wiley & Sons, 2007)
Time: 2 hours
Dough for a 9-inch single-crust pie
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup, packed, light brown sugar
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
Salt
9 tablespoons cold unsalted butter
1/2 cup chopped pecans
2 pounds tart apples, peeled, cored and sliced 1/4-inch thick
Pinch ground cloves
Pinch ground nutmeg
2 tablespoons whiskey or bourbon
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Roll out dough and line pie pan. Prick dough with fork, then line with foil. Fill bottom with pastry weights or dry beans. Bake 8 minutes, remove foil and weights and bake 8 to 10 minutes longer, until pastry looks dry and is barely starting to color. Remove from oven and let cool.
2. Place flour, 1/4 cup brown sugar, granulated sugar, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon and 1/2 teaspoon salt in food processor and process briefly to blend. Dice 6 tablespoons butter and add, along with pecans; pulse until mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Set aside. Increase oven temperature to 450 degrees.
3. Melt remaining butter in a large skillet. Add apple slices and sauté over medium heat about 5 minutes, until a bit softened around edges, with some just starting to brown. Remove from heat. Mix remaining brown sugar and cinnamon with a pinch of salt, the cloves and nutmeg. Pour over apples and fold together. Fold in whiskey.
4. Pour contents of pan into crust and top with crumbs. Place pie pan on a baking sheet, bake 10 minutes, lower heat to 350 degrees and bake about 40 minutes longer, until topping browns and juices bubble. Allow pie to cool completely before cutting. Pie can be made a day in advance and warmed for serving.
Yield: 8 servings.

18 Comments

  1. Mmm, that sounds delicious! I just copied it to my recipe file.

    I had no idea I won the splat contest until you posted your comment on my blog. Thanks!

  2. Ok…. so I’ll admit that I couldn’t quite concentrate after reading the word “tonguegasm”….

    Wonder how I can work that into everyday conversation at work?

    Hmmm…..

  3. Saved! It looks good enough to eat from the picture!! Must make this one for christmas!!
    sorry about the work you have to do to change me in your blog roll.
    But I think the work is worth it!!

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