Apple Pie with Cheese Crust
Ingredients - Crust
- 2 1/2 Cups AP Flour
- 1 TBSP White Sugar
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1/2 tsp Cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp Dry Mustard
- 1 Stick Un-salted Butter, grated
- 6 oz Sharp Cheddar Cheese, grated
- 2 oz Blue Cheese, crumbled
- 1/2 - 3/4 Cup Ice Water
Ingredients - Pie Filling
- 2 TSBP Lemon Juice
- 4-6 Baking Apples, peeled, cored and sliced
- 1/2 Cup White Sugar
- 1/4 Cup Dark Brown Sugar
- 1 tsp Cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp Salt
- 1/4 Cup AP Flour
- 2 TBSP Butter, diced
Directions - Crust
- Sift together dry ingredients
- Add grated cheese, toss together. Add grated butter, toss together. Set bowl in the freezer for 15 minutes.
- Remove from freezer, cut cheese and butter into flour with a pastry cutter or fork and knife.
- With a wooden spoon stir in water a little at a time, just until dough holds together and doesn't feel dry.
- Divide dough in half, wrap in plastic wrap and rest in the fridge for 20-30 minutes.
Directions - Pie
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
- On a well floured surface, roll out bottom crust,drape over the sides of a deep dish pie plate.
Dampen the top edge with water. - Put lemon juice in a large, non-reactive bowl. Peel, core and slices apples. Toss with lemon juice as you work.
- Add sugars, toss or stir well. Sprinkle with salt and cinnamon then flour. Again, toss or stir well.
- Put apples into crust and dot with butter.
- Roll out top crust, cover pie. Seal, crimp edges and cut a cross into the top of the crust for steam to escape.
- Place on a lined baking sheet. Bake at 425 for 20 minutes. Reduce heat to 375 and continue baking for 45-60 minutes.
Unil crust is golden and filling is bubbling. - Cool on a wire rack several hours before serving.