"This recipe is a keeper Gently spiced with cinnamon, tinged with brown sugar and loaded with apple butter, it’s as deeply flavored as an apple pie can be, all covered with a buttery wide-lattice top crust Although it’s at its most ethereal when baked on the same day you serve it, it’s still wonderful made a day ahead..."
INGREDIENTS
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2 1/2 cups/300 grams all-purpose flour
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1/2 teaspoon/2.5 grams kosher salt
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2 1/2 sticks/20 tablespoons/285 grams unsalted butter, chilled and cubed
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4 tablespoons/60 milliliters vodka (optional)
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1/4 to 1/2 cup ice water
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3 pounds/1 1/3 kilograms apples, peeled, cored and thinly sliced crosswise (1/8-inch)
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1/2 cup/99 grams granulated sugar, more as needed
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2 tablespoons/30 grams dark brown sugar
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2 tablespoons/30 grams quick-cooking tapioca
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1 1/2 teaspoons/3 grams ground cinnamon
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1 teaspoon/3 grams ground ginger
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1/4 teaspoon grated nutmeg
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Pinch ground cloves
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1 1/2 tablespoons/22 milliliters lemon juice
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3 tablespoons/45 grams apple butter
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Heavy cream or milk, as needed
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Whipped cream, sour cream or crème fraîche, for serving