French Apple-Custard Pie

Name: French Apple-Custard Pie
Ingredients: 2 Tbsp. unsalted butter; 2 lb. baking apples such as Pink Lady or Honeycrisp, peeled, cored, and thinly sliced (4–6 total); 2 Tbsp. sugar; 1 Tbsp. dark rum (optional); [1]&frasl;(4) tsp. table salt, divided; 1 recipe Perfect Pastry Dough (see side recipe), made into a single 9-inch crust and blind-baked; 2 eggs; 2 egg yolks; 1 cup heavy cream; [1]&frasl;(2) cup sugar; 1 tsp. vanilla extract; [1]&frasl;(8) tsp. ground nutmeg; 1 cup sliced almonds; [1]&frasl;(3) cup sugar; 2 Tbsp. unsalted butter, softened; Pinch of table salt

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"Pink Lady apples are the best choice for this pie. They're crisp, crunchy, sweet, and tart — and available year-round...."

INGREDIENTS

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2 Tbsp. unsalted butter

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2 lb. baking apples such as Pink Lady or Honeycrisp, peeled, cored, and thinly sliced (4–6 total)

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2 Tbsp. sugar

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1 Tbsp. dark rum (optional)

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[1]⁄(4) tsp. table salt, divided

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1 recipe Perfect Pastry Dough (see side recipe), made into a single 9-inch crust and blind-baked

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2 eggs

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2 egg yolks

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1 cup heavy cream

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[1]⁄(2) cup sugar

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1 tsp. vanilla extract

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[1]⁄(8) tsp. ground nutmeg

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1 cup sliced almonds

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[1]⁄(3) cup sugar

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2 Tbsp. unsalted butter, softened

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Pinch of table salt

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