Apple Pie

Ingredients

For Crust: see Jody's Perfectly Flaky Pie Crust post. 

Apple Pie Fillings:

7 Large Applies

1 Tb lemon juice
1/2 cup light brown sugar
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup apple juice
1 tsp vanilla
2 Tb butter

1/2 tsp salt
2 1/2 Tb corn starch
1 1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp fresh grated nutmeg

Crumb Topping:

1 cup sugar
1 cup flour
1 cube butter melted
Mix flour and sugar together.  Then, pour melted butter using a fork to mix it into a crumble. 

Instructions: 

1. Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees. 
2. Peel and slice apples.  5 Granny Smith and 2 fuji/gala/whatever you have. Slice into 3/8" slices.
3. In large bowl, add 1 Tb lemon juice, 3/4 cup brown sugar, 1/2 tsp salt.  Mix and let sit untlil apples have released some of their juices (at least 20 minutes)
4. Drain apples mixture.  You should have about 1/2 cup of juices.  Pour juice into a small pot. Add 1/3 cup of apple juice or apple cider.  
5. Boil until it's reduced to about 1/2 of the original quantity.  (It takes about 5 minutes). The mixture should be slightly thickened and be about 1/2 cup of liquid. Whisk in 2 Tb butter and 1 tsp vanilla extract. 
6. Meanwhile, returned the drained apples back to the empty bowl and add in cornstarch, cinnamon, and nutmeg.  Toss to coat. 
7. Place the spiced apple pieces inside of the pie shell, taking care to layer them together, leaving very little space in between the apple pieces. 
8. Pour the boiled apple juices on top of the apples. 
9. Top the pie the pastry or crumb topping. 
10. If using pastry topping, brush with eggwash and sprinkle with coarse sugar. 
11. Bake the pie on a rimmed baking sheet in the oven on the lowest rack for 20 minutes. Then cover the top with foil and cook for another 20-30 minutes until the top is golden brown.