Taffy Apple Pie Recipes

Steps:

• For the perfect spiced pie crust: Mix the flour, cinnamon, salt and nutmeg in a bowl. Add the butter and vegetable shortening. Work the butter into the flour using a pastry cutter until the mixture resembles tiny pebbles. Add the white vinegar, egg and 5 tablespoons cold water and stir until just combined.
• Form 2 equal-sized balls. Place each in a large plastic bag (do not seal) and slightly flatten with a rolling pin; this makes it much easier to roll out the crust later. After flattening, seal the bag tightly. Place in the freezer for 15 to 20 minutes to chill.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Remove 1 bag of dough from the freezer (save the other dough for another use), remove the dough from the bag and place it on a lightly floured surface. Roll the dough starting at the center and working outward. Be gentle and patient; it'll take a little time to get the dough completely rolled out. If you think the bottom is really sticking to the surface below while rolling, use a metal spatula to loosen it. When fully rolled out, loosen again with a spatula and lift the pie crust into a 9-inch pie pan (or you can roll the pastry over the rolling pin, lift it onto the pie pan and unroll it). Gently press the dough against the corner of the pan and tear off any excess dough. Then tuck under the edges and go around the pie pan pinching the dough to crimp the edge.
• For the pie filling: In a bowl, mix the apples, lemon juice, granulated sugar, flour and salt. Set aside.
• For the crumb topping: Cut the butter into the flour with a pastry cutter, then add in the brown sugar, oats and salt.
• Add the apples to the prepared pie shell and top with the crumb topping. Bake for 1 hour, covering the edge of the crust with foil if it starts to brown too quickly. After an hour, sprinkle the chopped pecans over the pie, then bake for a further 5 minutes.
• Remove the pie from the oven and pour 1/2 jar (or more, if you're feeling dangerous and naughty) of caramel topping over the top. Allow to cool slightly before serving - or don't if you can't wait!

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Combine butter, white sugar, brown sugar, water, cinnamon, and salt in a saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil, remove from heat and set aside.
• Roll out half the pastry to fit a 9-inch pie plate. Place bottom crust in pie plate; pour in apple slices.
• Roll out top crust into a 10-inch circle. Cut into 8 (1-inch) wide strips with a sharp paring knife or pastry wheel. Weave the pastry strips, one at a time, into a lattice pattern. Fold the ends of the lattice strips under the edge of the bottom crust and crimp to seal.
• Pour butter-sugar mixture over top of pie, coating the lattice, and allowing any remaining sauce to drizzle through the crust.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C), and bake until the crust is golden brown, the caramel on the top crust is set, and the apple filling is bubbling, 35 to 40 more minutes. Allow to cool completely before slicing.

Steps:

• Mix sugar, pumpkin pie spice and corn starch in a large bowl. Cut apples into 1/4-inch thick slices and place in a separate bowl. Sprinkle apples with lemon juice and rum; add to dry ingredients. Stir to combine. Place in piecrust. Dot with 2 tablespoons of butter. Drizzle with caramel sauce.
• Stir flour and brown sugar together in small bowl. Cut in 1/4 cup butter until mixture resembles coarse meal. Sprinkle evenly over top of pie.
• Bake in a preheated 400 degrees F oven for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 degrees F and bake an additional 40 to 50 minutes, until golden brown. Delicious when served warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix flour, sugar and salt; cut in butter until crumbly. Gradually add water, tossing with a fork until dough holds together when pressed. Shape into a disk and wrap in plastic. Refrigerate 1 hour or overnight., Meanwhile, preheat oven to 450°. In a Dutch oven, combine filling ingredients. Cook over medium heat 10-15 minutes or until apples are almost tender, stirring occasionally; remove from heat., On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; transfer to a 9-in. deep-dish pie plate. Trim crust to 1/2 in. beyond rim of plate; flute edge. Line unpricked crust with a double thickness of foil. Fill with pie weights, dried beans or uncooked rice., Bake 8 minutes. Remove foil and weights; bake 5 minutes longer. Cool on a wire rack. Reduce oven setting to 375°., For topping, in a small bowl, combine flour, brown sugar and salt; cut in butter until crumbly. Stir in walnuts. , Spoon filling into crust; sprinkle with topping. Bake pie 35-45 minutes or until golden brown and filling is bubbly. Cool on a wire rack.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• To Make Taffy:
• In a small bowl combine brown sugar, melted butter or margarine, and 1/3 cup flour.
• Mix well and set aside.
• To Make Apple Filling:
• Place apples in a large bowl.
• Add white sugar, 3 tablespoons flour, cinnamon, and lemon juice.
• Toss until all ingredients are mixed well and apples are thoroughly coated.
• Spoon half of apple filling into pastry-lined deep-dish pan.
• Top with half of caramels and half of taffy mixture.
• Repeat process with remaining apple filling, caramels and taffy mixture.
• Place top pastry over filling and seal well.
• This is very important, if edges are not sealed, caramel will leak out all over.
• Cut steam vents and brush top crust with milk or light cream.
• Cover pie with foil and place on a baking sheet.
• Bake in preheated oven for 25 minutes.
• Remove foil from pie and bake for another 20 to 25 minutes, until crust is golden.
• Serve warm.

Steps:

• CRUST COMBINE FLOUR, SUGAR, AND SALT IN LARGE BOWL. CUT IN BUTTER UNTIL MIXTURE RESEMBLES COARSE MEAL. STIR IN YOK AND ENOUGH WATER SO DOUGH JUST COMES TOGETHER. DIVIDE IN HALF, FLATTEN INTO DISC, WRAP IN PLASTIC. REFRIG 1 HOUR. (CAN BE PREPARED 3 DAYS AHEAD.) PIE PREHEAT OVEN TO 425 F. ROLL EACH PIECE OF DOUGH ON FLOURED SURFACE TO THICKNESS OF .25 TO .125 INCH. FIT ONE PIECE INTO 8" GLASS PIE PLATE. COMBINE NEXT 5 INGR IN BOWL. TOSS APPLES WITH LEMON JUICE IN BOWL. ADD SUGAR MIXTURE AND TOSS. SPREAD APPLES IN PIE SHELL. COVER WITH SECOND PIECE OF DOUGH. TRIM AND SEAL EDGES. BAKE 20 MINUTES. REDUCE OVEN TO 375 F AND BAKE 30 MINUTES; CRUST WILL BE GOLDEN. SAUCE: MELT BUTTER IN HEAVY SMALL SAUCEPAN OVER LOW HEAT. ADD BROWN SUGAR AND WATER AND STIR UNTIL SUGAR DISOLVES. BRING TO BOIL. COVER AND COOK 2 MINUTES. UNCOVER AND COOK UNTIL CANDY THERMOM REGISTERS 238 F (SOFT-BALL STAGE); DO NOT STIR. BLEND IN CREAM, VANILLA AND SALT. POUR HOT SAUCE OVER HOT PIE. SPRINKLE WITH PECANS IF DESIRED.