Maple-Butter Apple Pie

Name: Maple-Butter Apple Pie
Yield: Makes one 9-inch (23-cm) pie
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons unsalted butter; 3 tablespoons maple syrup; ⅛ teaspoon ground cardamom; ⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg; ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1½ pounds (680 g) peeled and sliced apples (see Note); ⅛ teaspoon ground allspice; 2 teaspoons lemon juice; ⅓ cup (65 g) sugar; 2 tablespoons tapioca starch; ¼ teaspoon salt; 1 recipe Cornmeal-Pecan Crumb, made with black walnuts in place of pecans; 1 bottom crust, crimped (½ recipe any crust type)

Preparation info

Makes
one
9 inch pie

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Pie for Everyone

By Petra Paredez

Published 2020

About

While my other apple pie recipe is as simple as can be, this recipe uses browned butter, a variety of spices, and the woody, caramelized flavor of maple syrup to make an apple pie with layers of flavor that is perfect on a chilly winter day.

Ingredients

3 tablespoons unsalted butter
3 tablespoons maple syrup
⅛ t

Americas
United States
Winter
Vegetarian
New York
Pie

Method

Preheat the oven to 400°F (205°C).

In a lightly colored, large saucepan (so that you can see the color of the butter as it cooks—white enamel or stainless steel both work well), melt the butter over medium heat. After the butter melts and begins to bubble, heat for 5 to 10 minu