Bourbon Caramel Apple Pie with Toasted Pecan Crumble
An amazing apple pie with the flavors of bourbon and toasted pecans.
Course Desserts
Cuisine American
Keyword caramel, apple, pie
Prep Time 20 minutesminutes
Cook Time 1 hourhour
Total Time 1 hourhour20 minutesminutes
Servings 1large pie
Calories 645kcal
Author Creative Culinary
Ingredients
For the Pie Crust
2cupsall-purpose flour
½teaspoonsalt
2Tablespoonssugar
⅔cup11 Tablespoons chilled unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
4 to 5Tablespoonsice waterSo dry here in Denver, I've used more...just enough for it to hold together
For the Topping
½cuppecanstoasted and coarsely chopped
⅓cupsugar
3Tablespoonsdark brown sugarpacked
½teaspoonground cinnamon
¼teaspoonsalt
⅓cupall-purpose flour
⅓cup5 1/3 Tablespoons chilled unsalted buttercut into small pieces
For the Filling
5 to 6medium-size tart applessuch as Braeburn, Cortland or Winesap
½cupunsalted butter
1& 1/2 Tablespoons ground cinnamon
½tspnutmeg
1cupsugar
¾cupSeagram's 7Southern Comfort or your favorite bourbon
½cuphalf and half or heavy creamhalf and half will require a bit more time to cook down to sauce
Garnishes (optional)
Vanilla or cinnamon ice cream
Whipped cream
Caramel sauce
Instructions
To Make the Crust
Pulse the flour, salt and sugar in a food processor. Add the butter and pulse until the mixture is crumbly. Add 4 tablespoons ice water and pulse until the dough begins to form a ball. Add an additional 1 tablespoon water of water at a time until it does. Form the dough into a disk,; wrap tightly in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
To Make the Topping
In a food processor, process the sugars, the cinnamon, salt and flour for about 1 minute. Add butter; pulse 10 to 15 times, until the mixture is crumbly. Stir in the pecans. Refrigerate the topping, covered, in a a medium bowl until ready to use.
To Make the Filling
Peel, core and cut the apples into 1/4-inch-thick slices.
Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. When the butter starts to foam, allow it to cook until it starts to turn a warm brown color; watch very carefully!
Add the apples and sauté for 5 minutes.
Combine the cinnamon, nutmeg and sugar in a small bowl. Sprinkle it on the apples, and reduce the heat under the skillet to medium-low. Simmer the apples for about 1 minute.
Using a slotted spoon, transfer the apples from the skillet to a large baking sheet and arrange them in a single layer. This will keep them from getting soggy.
Pour the bourbon into the butter-sugar mixture in the skillet. Simmer the mixture over medium heat at least 5 minutes, until the alcohol burns off. Add the cream, and continue cooking about 5 to 10 minutes, until the mixture is thick as pourable caramel. Allow to cool while preparing crust.
Putting it all together...
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Transfer the pie dough to a lightly sugared flat surface (I use powdered sugar in lieu of flour when making pie crusts for a sweet dish).
Roll it into a 1/8-inch-thick circle large enough to cover the bottom and sides of a 10-inch deep-dish pie plate. (To keep the dough from sticking, gently pick it up every once in a while and rotate it in place, adding more powdered sugar underneath if necessary.)
Wrap the dough lightly over the rolling pin, and set it in the un-greased pie plate. Press it into place, and crimp the outside edges with your finger or a fork.
Spread the apples evenly onto the crust; pour the filling over the apples and then sprinkle the topping evenly over the top. Bake for 50 to 60 minutes, until the filling is bubbling and the topping is brown. Serve the pie warm or at room temperature with ice cream, whipped cream and/or caramel sauce.