@WhisperingRivers
This is my Apple cinnamon pie recipe.
Deep Dish Cinnamon Apple Pie Filling Ingredients:
10 cups (3 lbs or 7-8 apples) Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and sliced 1/4-inch thick
3/4 cup sugar
1/3 cup all-purpose flour *measured correctly
2 Tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/8 tsp salt
2 Tbsp unsalted butter, cut into small pieces for the top
Flaky Cream Cheese Pastry Dough
makes 2 (9-inch) pie crusts (top & bottom for 1 pie)
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 Tbsp white sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 sticks (12 Tbsp) COLD, unsalted butter
6 oz COLD cream cheese
3 Tbsp cold heavy whipping cream
For the topping:
2 tsp sugar
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
How to make:
1. In a large bowl, whisk together 2 and 1/4 cups flour, 2 Tbsp of sugar and 1/2 tsp salt.2. Cut 1 1/2 sticks of COLD butter and 6 oz of cream cheese into small cubes. Using a pastry blender or 2 knives, cut the butter and cream cheese into the flour mixture until it resembles coarse crumbs with pea-sized pieces.3. Drizzle 3 Tbsp of cold heavy cream over the dough and cut into the dough with a spatula until the dough forms moist clumps.4. Divide the dough into 2 pieces, press into flat disks, cover tightly in plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 1 hour or up to 2 days.5. Once its fully cooled, remove 1 piece of dough from the refrigerator and on a clean surface, roll it out into a 13-inch circle. (Dough rolls out easier without flouring the surface, use pastry scraper to lift rolled out crust). Transfer the dough to a 9-inch deep dish pie plate and refrigerate it. Take the next piece of dough out of the fridge and roll it into a 12-inch circle, cover with plastic and refrigerate while you make the fruit filling.
Preheat the Oven to 425˚ F before you mix together your apple filling ingredients. Place oven rack in the bottom third of the oven (1 level below the center rack)
Apple Filling:
1. Combine 10 cups of Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and sliced 1/4-inch thick with 3/4 cup/part1