Name: Salted Caramel Apple Pie a la Mode
Yield: 8
Ingredients: All-purpose flour, or more as needed - 1 ¾ cups; Shortening, chilled and cubed - ¾ cup; Diamond Crystal® Fine Sea Salt - 1 teaspoon; Ice-cold water, or more as needed - 6 tablespoons; Granulated sugar - ⅔ cup; All-purpose flour - ¼ cup; Ground cinnamon - ½ teaspoon; Ground nutmeg - ½ teaspoon; Ground allspice - ¼ teaspoon; Ground ginger - ⅛ teaspoon; Diamond Crystal® Fine Sea Salt - ⅛ teaspoon; Red Delicious apples, peeled and thinly sliced - 8; Lemon extract - ½ teaspoon; Butter, cut in small pieces - 2 tablespoons; Caramels, unwrapped - 1 (11 ounce) package; Water, or more as needed - 1 tablespoon; Vanilla ice cream - 1 tablespoon; Diamond Crystal® Coarse Sea Salt - 1 tablespoon

Ingredients for - Salted Caramel Apple Pie a la Mode

1. All-purpose flour, or more as needed 1 ¾ cups

2. Shortening, chilled and cubed ¾ cup

3. Diamond Crystal® Fine Sea Salt 1 teaspoon

4. Ice-cold water, or more as needed 6 tablespoons

5. Granulated sugar ⅔ cup

6. All-purpose flour ¼ cup

7. Ground cinnamon ½ teaspoon

8. Ground nutmeg ½ teaspoon

9. Ground allspice ¼ teaspoon

10. Ground ginger ⅛ teaspoon

11. Diamond Crystal® Fine Sea Salt ⅛ teaspoon

12. Red Delicious apples, peeled and thinly sliced 8

13. Lemon extract ½ teaspoon

14. Butter, cut in small pieces 2 tablespoons

15. Caramels, unwrapped 1 (11 ounce) package

16. Water, or more as needed 1 tablespoon

17. Vanilla ice cream 1 tablespoon

18. Diamond Crystal® Coarse Sea Salt 1 tablespoon

How to cook deliciously - Salted Caramel Apple Pie a la Mode

1 . Stage

Blend flour and 1 teaspoon Diamond Crystal® Fine Sea Salt in mixing bowl. Cut shortening into flour mixture using a pastry blender until it resembles pea-sized crumbs. Sprinkle ice water over the top, 1 tablespoon at a time. Mix gently with a fork after each addition until dough holds together. Divide the dough into 2 pieces; one a little larger than the other. Flatten into round disks, wrap in plastic film, and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.

2 . Stage

Put apple slices in a large bowl and sprinkle with lemon extract. Combine sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, ginger, Diamond Crystal® Fine Sea Salt in a small bowl. Sprinkle sugar mixture over apples and mix to distribute evenly.

3 . Stage

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

4 . Stage

Lightly flour flat rolling surface. Roll out the larger disk until it is 2 inches bigger than the pie plate. Carefully place crust into bottom of pie plate, and press evenly into bottom and sides. Pierce the botton with a fork several times. Fill bottom crust with filling and dot with butter pats.

5 . Stage

Roll out top crust and carefully place over top. Fold bottom crust edge over top and flute. Cut 2 to 4 slits in top. Cover edges of crust with aluminum foil.

6 . Stage

Bake for 50 minutes. Remove foil for the last 15 minutes. Cool on rack. Serve warm, if desired.

7 . Stage

Make topping just before serving. Place caramels in a microwave-safe bowl. Add 1 tablespoon of water. Heat for 1 minute at a time on high stirring after each time until caramels are creamy, but no more than 3 minutes. Add additional water, if needed, to get desired consistency.

8 . Stage

Top slices of pie with your favorite vanilla ice cream. Drizzle caramel sauce over ice cream and pie. Then sprinkle a pinch of Diamond Crystal® Coarse Sea Salt over the caramel sauce.