J-Man's Cast Iron Skillet Apple Pie

Submitted by J-Man42

"Modified from a recipe found elsewhere - that one was too sweet and lacking in spices"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 5mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Yields: 1 pie
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup butter
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 8 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, sliced
• 3 (9 inch) refrigerated pre-rolled pie crusts
• 2⁄3 cup white sugar, divided
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon, divided
• 1⁄2 teaspoon nutmeg, divided
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ginger, divided
• 1⁄8 teaspoon allspice, divided
• 2 pinches cloves
• 1⁄8 cup white sugar
• 1 tablespoon butter, cut into chunks

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees (175 C).
2. Place 1/2 cup butter in a 12" cast iron skillet. Melt butter in oven. Remove and sprinkle with the brown sugar. Return to oven while you prepare apples.
3. Remove skillet. Place 1 unrolled pie crust on top of the brown sugar mix.
4. Spread half the sliced apples on the crust (just a single layer).
5. Sprinkle about 1/3 cup of sugar on top of the apples along with half the nutmeg, ginger, allspice, cloves.
6. Add the second crust and layer with apples and the other half of the sugar/spices.
7. Add the third crust. Sprinkle with about 1/8 cup of white sugar. Dot with butter. Cut 4 slits in top crust.
8. Bake until crust is golden brown. About 45-55 minutes.
9. Serve warm (great with vanilla ice cream!).