~APPLE PIE BAKED IN APPLE~

Name: ~APPLE PIE BAKED IN APPLE~
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 5/6 large granny smith apples; 1 Tbsp cinnamon; 1/4 c sugar; 1 Tbsp brown sugar; 1 pie crust

By Bruce Lambert
@Clauz

I pinched this from Jim Shultz on Facebook.

Rating:

★★★★★ 2 votes5

Comments:

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Serves:

Prep:

35 Min

Cook:

45 Min

Method:

Bake

Ingredients

5/6 large

granny smith apples
1 Tbsp

cinnamon
1/4 c

sugar
1 Tbsp

brown sugar
1

pie crust
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How to Make ~APPLE PIE BAKED IN APPLE~

Step-by-Step

1) Preheat oven to 375F.
2) Cut off the top of 4 apples off and discard. Remove the inside of each apple with a spoon or melon baller very carefully, as to not puncture the peel. If you’re a skilled interior apple excavator, salvage as much as you can so you can use it for Step 2. I, on the other hand, am not skilled so I just had to throw my interior apples away and chop up additional apples for filling.
3) Remove skin from remaining apple(s) and slice very thinly. These apple pieces will give you the additional filling needed to fill the four apples you are baking.
Mix sliced apples with sugars and cinnamon in a bowl. If you prefer more or less cinnamon make adjustments as desired. Same goes for the sugar. Scoop sliced apples into hollow apples.
4) Roll out pie crust and slice into 1/4 inch strips. You can also add a strip of pastry inside the top of the apple almost like a liner to add a little more texture/sweetness to the pie. Cover the top of the apple in a lattice pattern with pie crust strips.
5) Place apples in an 8×8 pan. Add just enough water to the cover the bottom of the pan. Cover with foil and bake for 20-25 minutes. Remove foil and bake for an additional 20 minutes or until crust is golden brown and sliced apples are soft. Makes 4 baked apple pies (in the apple).