Glazed Apple Lemon Ginger Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 2 pie crusts
• 5 cups apples, sliced
• 6 tablespoons butter, room temperature, sliced thin
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon powdered lemon
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 tablespoon vanilla powder
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• glaze
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ginger
• 1/2-1 teaspoon powdered lemon

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven 400 degrees.
• 2 line a pie plate with one pie crust.
• 3 cut second pie crust into 1 inch strips to be used for lattice topping.
• 4 peel apples if desired and cut into small slices or pieces.
• 5 place lemon juice, 2 tablespoons brown sugar, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon and 1 teaspoon vanilla into ziploc bag and add apples tossing until thoroughly coated.
• 6 spread apples onto cookie sheet into one layer and place in oven for 12-15 minutes stirring every three minutes to allow the lemon juice to cook off and apples to soften and caramelize.
• 7 in a ziploc bag, combine and thoroughly mix sugar, brown sugar, lemon crystals, vanilla powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger.
• 8 set aside.
• 9 pull caramelized apples out of oven and gently spoon into mixing bowl.
• 10 add butter pieces and spiced sugar mix to the apples and gently toss to coat the warm apples until the butter melts .
• 11 spoon coated caramelized apples into waiting pie crust.
• 12 use the 1" pie crust strips to weave a lattice across the top of the apples.
• 13 crimp crust around the outside rim.
• 14 place the pie on a cookie sheet and set aside.
• 15 in a small sauce pan over medium heat, combine the glaze ingredients together and cook until just boiling then remove from heat - about two minutes.
• 16 using a silicone brush, paint the glaze across the top of the pie, coating the lattice evenly.
• 17 set the pie into oven for 20 - 30 minutes or until the crust is golden brown.
• 18 remove from oven and allow the pie to cool for at least two hours before slicing.