Description
Sink your teeth into Apple Pie with Cheddar Crust, a classic dessert with a savory twist that brings together sweet apples and sharp cheese in a flaky, golden pastry. Your taste buds will dance with delight as tender fruit meets tangy cheddar in this crowd-pleasing slice of comfort.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 4 cups Granny Smith or Honeycrisp apples
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup sharp cheddar cheese
Supporting Ingredients:
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
Seasoning and Binding:
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- 6 tablespoons ice-cold water
Instructions
- Blend 2 ½ cups flour and 1 tsp salt in a large mixing bowl. Use a pastry cutter to incorporate 1 cup cold, cubed butter until the texture looks like rough breadcrumbs.
- Fold 1 cup grated sharp cheddar cheese into the flour mixture, ensuring even distribution.
- Drizzle 6 tbsp ice-cold water over the dough, mixing gently with a fork. Stop adding water once the dough starts to come together without crumbling.
- Shape the dough into a disc, wrap tightly in plastic, and chill in the refrigerator for 60 minutes.
- Prepare the apple filling by combining 4 cups peeled, sliced apples with ¾ cup granulated sugar, 2 tsp cinnamon, ¼ tsp nutmeg, and 1 tbsp lemon juice in a large bowl.
- Remove dough from refrigerator and split into two equal portions. Roll each portion on a floured surface until approximately ⅛ inch thick.
- Transfer one dough round into a 9-inch pie pan, pressing gently into the corners and edges.
- Pour apple mixture evenly into the bottom crust, spreading to create a uniform layer.
- Cover the filling with the second dough round. Trim excess edges and crimp to seal. Cut 4-5 decorative steam vents across the top.
- Heat oven to 425°F. Position rack in the center of the oven.
- Bake pie for 45-50 minutes until the crust turns golden brown and the filling bubbles through the steam vents.
- Remove from oven and let cool on a wire rack for 30 minutes before serving.
Notes
- Chilling the dough helps create a flakier crust by keeping the butter cold and preventing it from melting before baking.
- Grate the cheddar cheese finely to ensure it distributes evenly throughout the crust and doesn’t create large cheese lumps.
- Choose firm, tart apples like Granny Smith or Honeycrisp for the best texture and balance of sweetness in the filling.
- For a gluten-free version, swap the all-purpose flour with a gluten-free blend and ensure your butter is certified gluten-free.
- Prep Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 45-50 minutes
- Category: Pies
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 320 kcal
- Sugar: 14 g
- Sodium: 220 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0.3 g
- Carbohydrates: 38 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 35 mg