Caramel Apple Pie

Ingredients:
Pie Crust: (Makes a top and bottom)
3 cups flour
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. sugar
1 cup + 1 Tbsp. shortening
1/3 cup ice water
1 Tbsp. vinegar
1 egg, beaten

Filling:
6 Jonathon Apples, peeled and thinly sliced
1 Tbsp. lemon juice
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cug sugar
1/4 cup flour
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla extract
4 Tbsp. heavy cream
4 Tbsp. butter, melted

Vanilla Ice Cream

Directions:
For the crust, combine the flour, salt, sugar, and shortening in a medium bowl. Mix with a pasty tool till well blended. In a small bowl combine the ice water, vinegar, and the egg. Mix till smooth and add to the flour mixture. Mix everything until blended and chill in the refrigerator. Once chilled, cut the dough into halves and roll each half out on a lightly floured surface into a circle. Place one of the circles into a pie crust and form the edges however you want. Prick all the sides and bottom with a fork. Set aside the other circle until the pie is filled.

For the filling, sprinkle the sliced apples the lemon juice in a large bowl. In a small bowl combine together the brown sugar, sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Add to the apples and stir till all apples are evenly coated. Add to the apples the vanilla extract and the heavy cream. Pour the apples into a large pan with the melted butter and cook about 8 minutes to soften the apples. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Pour the apples into the pie crust and top with the top crust. Seal the edges of the pie crust and cut slits into the top for steam vents.

Bake at 450 degrees for 15 minutes, then reduce heat to 350 degrees and cook 45 minutes longer. Let stand at least 1 hour before serving with vanilla ice cream.

Tips: You can use a dutch topping for this pie. Recipe found here.

Difficulty: Hard
Time to Make: about 2 + 1/2 hours
Recipe Origin: allrecipes.com