bacon apple pie
Just in time for Father's Day and Fourth of July, a dessert that combines everything American: apple pie and bacon! Make one for dad, a grad or a picnic crowd. Does a recipe with the words "bacon dust" make your mouth water? If so, this pie, which is full of bacon at every turn, including — that's right — bacon dust rolled into the crust, should have you drooling. This salty and sweet combination might seem a bit odd, but one bite will have you hooked.
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yield
serving(s)
prep time
35 Min
cook time
1 Hr 15 Min
method
Bake
Ingredients For bacon apple pie
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9 slicethick applewood-smoked bacon, divided
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1 pkgrefrigerated piecrust
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5 smgranny smith apples (yields 3 heaping cups, sliced)
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1/4 csugar
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1/4 tspcinnamon
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3 Tbsppure maple syrup, divided
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1 Tbspunsalted butter, cut into small pieces
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flour
How To Make bacon apple pie
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1For bacon lattice: Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
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2Cut six pieces of bacon in half lengthwise (to create long strips).
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3Weave bacon strips together to create a basket-weave pattern on a foil-lined rimmed baking sheet (with six horizontal strips and six vertical strips large enough to cover pie).
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4Top with another piece of foil, then place another baking sheet on top to weigh down the bacon.
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5Bake for about 25 to 30 minutes, until bacon is brown and slightly crisp.
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6Check lattice after about 15 minutes. If bacon is cooking too fast on one side, rotate pan or flip over, as needed.)
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7When done, carefully transfer to paper towels to drain. Reserve.
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8For bacon dust: With remaining three slices of bacon, chop in a small dice and fry in a large pan.
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9Cook until bacon is very crispy, then drain on paper towels and let cool.
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10Reserve one tablespoon of bacon grease in pan.
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11Once the bacon bits are cool, place two tablespoons in a grinder (use a coffee grinder designated for spices) and run until the bacon is ground to a fine dust.
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12Reserve remaining bacon.
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13For piecrust: Preheat oven to 350 degrees
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14Sprinkle flour on counter and lay out pie dough.
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15Sprinkle bacon dust over top of crust and press in with rolling pin.
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16Press dough into a 9-inch tart pan with removable bottom, tucking excess dough inside rim to create a thicker edge.
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17Press buttered foil into pie crust and fill with beans or weights.
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18Blind bake for 20 minutes, then carefully remove foil, prick with a fork and bake 10 more minutes.
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19Remove from oven and let cool.
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20For filling: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
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21Peel, quarter and core the apples, then cut each quarter into four slices.
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22In the same pan you cooked the bacon, heat the tablespoon of bacon grease.
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23Add apples and remaining bacon bits.
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24Sauté over medium heat until softened, about six to eight minutes, then add sugar and cinnamon.
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25Cook for about three to five more minutes until mixture becomes syrupy. Remove from heat.
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26Brush the inside of the piecrust lightly with about one tablespoon maple syrup.
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27Fill the crust with the apple mixture and dot top with butter. Bake for 15 minutes.
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28While the pie is baking, coat both sides of the bacon lattice liberally with remaining maple syrup.
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29After 15 minutes, remove the pie, place the lattice over the top and return to the oven. Bake for 15 more minutes.
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30Allow pie to cool and bacon to re-crisp before cutting.
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31Serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream for a truly all-American dessert!
- Last Step: Don't forget to share! Make all your friends drool by posting a picture of your finished recipe on your favorite social network. And don't forget to tag Just A Pinch and include #justapinchrecipes so we can see it too!
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