Apple Pie with Cheddar Crust
A unique twist on classic apple pie featuring a savory-sweet cheddar cheese crust filled with a perfect blend of Gala and Granny Smith apples. The sharp cheddar adds a delightful complexity to the buttery, flaky crust while complementing the sweet-tart apple filling.
Ingredients
- •2½ cups all-purpose flour
- •½ teaspoons salt
- •½ pound extra-sharp Cheddar
- •1 stick cold unsalted butter
- •¼ cup cold vegetable shortening
- •6 tablespoon ice water
- •1 tablespoon milk
- •1½ pound Gala apples
- •1½ pound Granny Smith apples
- •⅔ cup sugar
- •3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- •1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- •¼ teaspoon salt
- •1 tablespoon cold unsalted butter
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Stir together flour, salt, and cheese in a large bowl (or pulse in a food processor). Add butter and shortening and blend with your fingertips or a pastry blender (or pulse) just until mixture resembles coarse meal with some roughly pea-size butter lumps. Drizzle 6 tablespoon ice water evenly over mixture and gently stir with a fork (or pulse) until incorporated.
10 min
- 2.
Squeeze a small handful: If dough doesn't hold together, add more ice water, 1 tablespoon at a time, stirring (or pulsing) until incorporated. Do not overwork dough or pastry will be tough.
5 min
- 3.
Turn out dough onto a work surface and divide in half, then form each half into a 5-inch disk. Chill, wrapped in plastic wrap, until firm, at least 1 hour.
60 min
- 4.
Put a foil-lined large baking sheet in middle of oven and preheat oven to 450°F.
15 min
- 5.
Peel and core apples, then slice 1/4 inch thick. Toss apples with sugar, flour, lemon juice, and salt until evenly coated.
15 min
- 6.
Roll out 1 piece of dough (keep remaining disk chilled) on a lightly floured surface with a lightly floured rolling pin into a 13-inch round. Fit into a 9-inch pie plate. Roll out remaining piece of dough into an 11-inch round.
15 min
- 7.
Transfer filling to shell. Dot with butter, then cover with pastry round. Trim edges, leaving a 1/2-inch overhang. Press edges together to seal, then fold under. Lightly brush top crust with milk, then cut 5 (1-inch-long) vents.
10 min
- 8.
Bake on hot baking sheet 20 minutes. Reduce oven to 375°F and bake until crust is golden-brown and filling is bubbling, about 40 minutes more. Cool to warm or room temperature, 2 to 3 hours.
180 min
