Baked Apple pie in an apple

Brittani Curley | Crumbs

Brittani Curley | Crumbs

This is a simple baked apple pie inside apples recipe. Instead of messing with an entire crust, you just scoop out the inside of an apple, dump it in the filling and place some crust over the top. 

Ingredients

• 1 pie crust
• 6 granny smith apples
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon (more or less as desired)

Directions

1. Preheat oven at 375 degree F.
2. Cut off the top of 4 apples. Remove the inside of each apple with a spoon very carefully, as to not puncture the peel. These apple pieces will be used as filling.
3. Remove skin from 2 additional apples by slicing it very thinly.
4. In a bowl, mix sliced apples with sugar and cinnamon. Add more cinnamon as desired.
5. Add sliced apples into hollow apples.
6. Roll out pie crust and slice into 1/4 inch strips. You can also add a strip of pastry inside the top of the apple to add a little more texture and sweetness to the pie.
7. Cover the top of the apple in a lattice pattern with pie crust strips.
8. Place apples on an 8×8 baking pan. Add enough water to cover the bottom of the pan.
9. Cover the pan with aluminum foil and bake for 20-25 minutes.
10. Remove the foil and bake for an additional 20 minutes or until crust is golden brown and sliced apples are soft.

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