Rosemary-Thyme Apple Pie

1. Stage

Whisk flour, sugar, and salt together in a large bowl. Place in the freezer for 30 minutes.

2. Stage

Fill a 1-cup liquid measuring cup with water. Drop in 3 ice cubes; set aside.

3. Stage

Remove butter and flour mixture from freezer. Grate butter into the flour mixture quickly. Toss using a spatula or an electric mixer to incorporate the grated butter. Drizzle 1/2 cup ice water into the bowl and mix, adding a little more water at a time until dough begins to form large clumps. Gather and lightly knead clumps of dough together into a mound using your hands.

4. Stage

Divide dough in 1/2 and wrap each portion separately in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour.

5. Stage

When ready to bake, roll dough out on a lightly floured surface and place bottom crust into a 9-inch pie pan. Roll out second crust and slice dough into long, 3/4-inch wide strips using a rotary pizza cutter.

6. Stage

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).

7. Stage

Fill bottom pie crust with apples. Cover with dough strips, weaving into a lattice crust; crimp edges to seal. Place pie in the refrigerator.

8. Stage

Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in flour to form a paste. Add white sugar, brown sugar, water, rosemary, and thyme. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat quickly and let simmer until rosemary and thyme are very aromatic and sauce has thickened, 5 to 7 minutes.

9. Stage

Take pie out of the refrigerator and gently and slowly pour caramelized liquid over the crust, distributing it as evenly as possible so that some liquid gets into all openings of the lattice.

10. Stage

Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes. Reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

11. Stage

Continue baking until apples are soft, 35 to 45 minutes. Remove pie from the oven and let cool on a wire rack before serving.