This Apple Cheddar Pie Is the Best Pie You’ll Bake All Fall | Claire Saffitz Recipe

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheddar

💰Cheaper: monterey jack

Monterey jack is milder and often less expensive than cheddar.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Margarine can be a cost-effective substitute for butter.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: agave syrup

Agave syrup can be a less expensive sweetener.

pie crust

🥗Healthier: whole wheat crust

💰Cheaper: store-bought crust

Store-bought crust saves time and can be more affordable.

Peel, core, and slice 3 lbs of honey crisp apples into quarter-inch thick slices.

Toss the apple slices with demerara sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, apple cider vinegar, cocktail bitters, and vanilla extract.

Let the apples marinate to draw out juices.

Prepare the crust using all-purpose flour, sugar, salt, aged KY Gold cheddar, and 2 sticks of KY Gold unsalted butter, adding ice water as needed.

Use a food processor to mix the crust ingredients until combined.

Roll out the crust and place it in a pie plate.

Fill the crust with the marinated apple mixture.

Dot the filling with small pieces of butter.

Prepare an egg wash with an egg and a splash of heavy cream, then brush it over the crust.

Bake the pie on a lined baking sheet.

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