YIELD: 8 SLICESPREP TIME: 1 HOURCOOK TIME: 1 HOUR 20 MINUTES Apple and Bacon Pie Homemade Apple Pie with smokey bacon and cheddar cheese crust. Ingredients: For the Dough: 3 cups all purpose flour 4 Tbs. sugar 1⁄2 cup ice water Pinch of salt 10 oz. butter 5 Tbs. warm rendered bacon fat 1⁄2 cup finely grated cheddar cheese For the Filling: 1 lb. cubed applewood smoked bacon 1⁄2 cup honey 1 cup apple juice 1⁄4 cup apple cider vinegar 8 Harry & David Honey Crisp Apples, cut in eighths 2 oz. butter For the Cheddar Cheese Lid: 1 cup finely grated cheddar cheese 1⁄4 cup finely grated parmesan cheese Directions: For the Dough: Combine flour, sugar, water and salt and mix slowly in a stand mixer. While mixing, slowly add butter, bacon fat and cheese until one cohesive mixture is formed. Let cool. Using a rolling pin, roll pie crust about 1⁄4 inch thick and place in a greased 11” pie tin. Fill with butcher paper and beans and par-bake in a preheated 350-degree oven until cooked. Approximately 20 minutes. For the Filling: Briefly sauté cubed bacon in a hot skillet. Add honey, apple juice and vinegar. Bring to a simmer. Cook bacon until tender, 45 minutes low and slow. When tender, remove bacon from liquid and reduce until syrup consistency. Add Harry & David Honey Crisp Apples and butter and cook until golden and tender. Return bacon. Mix and let cool. Place in pre-baked pie shell. For the Lid: Mix cheddar and parmesan cheese and sprinkle a light layer on a silicon baking mat. Bake in the oven until melted and partially caramelized. Remove from oven. While cooling, cut a 14” diameter circle from the baked cheese. Once slightly cooled, remove from baking mat and gently drape over the top of the filling. Crimp sides to close. To Serve: Place pie back in oven for 5 minutes to warm through. Slice and serve
Posted on: Sat, 31 Aug 2013 18:31:24 +0000
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