Rosemary Buttermilk Crust Apple Pie Recipes

ROSEMARY APPLE PIE

Steps:

• For the crust: In a large bowl (or the bowl of a food processor,) combine the flour, salt, sugar, and rosemary. Stir together or pulse in the food processor until well- combined. Add the butter chunks and cut into the flour with a pastry cutter, two knives, or use your hands to spread and work the butter into the flour until it forms chunks no bigger than peas. (If using a food processor, pulse until the butter is broken down to small pieces.) Mix the ice water and vinegar together, and add it to the dry mixture gradually, mixing and folding with your hands until the dough comes together in a cohesive ball. (Don't get too moist, just enough to form a disk.) If using food processor, stream the water/vinegar in while processing. Turn dough onto a sheet of plastic wrap and divide into 2 equal pieces. Form 2 disks and wrap well- chilling for a minimum of 60 minutes. For the filling: In a small saucepan, combine the rosemary sprigs, 1/2 cup of water, and 1/2 cup of sugar. Cook until sugar melts and rosemary loses color, about 5 minutes. Then turn to low and let the rosemary steep into the syrup a few minutes more. Remove from heat and set aside. In a large bowl, toss the apples with lemon juice, the cinnamon, flour, and rosemary syrup. toss well and set aside while you roll out the pie dough. To assemble and bake: When the dough has chilled enough, roll out one sheet to about 12 inches diameter and drape inside your 9-inch pie dish. Fill with the apple mixture. Roll out the other disk of pie dough, and either cut strips for a lattice crust, or just keep it simple and drape it over the top as is. Crimp/trim the edges and if you are doing a traditional double crust, cut a couple slits in the top for steam to escape. Brush the crush with beaten egg and sprinkle with sugar. Pop the whole pie into the fridge or freezer until ready to bake. (I suggest doing this for a few minutes or until the crust feels cold and hard to the touch. This will help it keep it's shape while you bake it.) Preheat oven to 400F. Bake on a cookie sheet (for leaky juices,) for 15 minutes, and then reduce heat to 350F and bake for another 45-60 minutes, or until the crust is deep golden and insides are bubbly. Cool slightly before serving.

ROSEMARY APPLE PIE

Steps:

• For rosemary syrup, in small microwave-safe bowl combine 1/4 cup granulated sugar, the water, and 2 sprigs rosemary. Microcook, uncovered, on 100% power (high) for 2 minutes. Let stand 30 minutes; remove rosemary sprigs and discard.
• In small bowl combine brown sugar, flour, salt and 1 teaspoon finely snipped rosemary; set aside. In very large bowl toss apples with lemon juice. Add brown sugar mixture; toss to coat. Add whipping cream, vanilla, and rosemary syrup.
• In large skillet melt butter over medium heat; add apple mixture. Cook over medium heat for 8 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat and set aside.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. On lightly floured surface, slightly flatten one Rosemary Pastry ball. Roll it from center to edges into a circle 12 inches in diameter. Wrap pastry circle around the rolling pin. Unroll pastry into a 9-inch pie pan or plate. Trim pastry even with rim of pie pan; spoon in apple mixture.
• Roll remaining ball of pastry into a circle 12 inches in diameter. Cut large slits in pastry. Place pastry circle on apple filling; trim to 1/2 inch beyond edge of pan. Fold top pastry under bottom pastry. Crimp edge as desired. Brush with egg white and sprinkle with 2 teaspoons sugar. To prevent overbrowning, cover edge of pie with foil. Place on a foil-lined baking sheet. Bake 35 minutes. Remove foil. Bake 20 to 25 minutes more or until fruit is tender and filling is bubbly. Cool on wire rack; serve slightly warm. Makes 10 servings. Rosemary PastryRosemary Pastry:
• In a food processor combine all-purpose flour, salt, sugar and fresh rosemary leaves. Add shortening. Pulse until mixture resembles cornmeal. In a small bowl combin ice water, egg yolk, and vinegar. Add liquid mixture, 1 tablespoon at a time, to flour mixture and pulse until a soft dough forms. Divide in half; form into balls. Wrap in plastic wrap and chill 30 minutes.

APPLE BUTTERMILK PIE

Steps:

• 1. Sift together the flour, salt, and sugar to start the crust. Cut in the shortening.
• 2. Add in the butter and start to work it into the crust with a pastry cutter, if you have one. You can use your hands, but be watchful if the butter starts to melt. If the butter starts to melt, place everything into the freezer for a few minutes so it will cool back down.
• 3. One or two teaspoons at a time, add in the ice water and continue to work the dough. Continue this until the dough comes together into a ball - then *stop*.
• 4. Divide the dough in half. wrap both halves in plastic wrap and place them in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. When it's ready, grab one of the dough balls and roll it out onto your pie plate. The one I have pictured is a 9.5 inch pie, but it should fit anywhere from a 9 to a 10 inch pie plate.
• 5. Blind bake your crust for 10 - 15 minutes at 425. You can save the other half for another pie. Make sure to turn the oven back down to 350 after the pie crust is finished.
• 6. Next, the apples. Pour the apple cider and the sugar into a large stockpot and stir until the sugar has dissolved. Core the apples (I used Honeycrisps for the one pictured) and cut each apple in half. Use a mandolin to slice the apples so that you end up with thin, half-moon shaped apple slices.
• 7. Place the apple slices into the cider. Once all of the slices are in the cider, turn it to medium heat. Let the apples simmer at medium heat until you can roll them without tearing them, about 15 - 20 minutes.
• 8. The custard I used for this is really just a basic buttermilk pie that's been altered slightly to fit into the crust and support the apples. In a bowl, sift together the flour, salt, and sugar.
• 9. Place the eggs into your mixing bowl and slowly start to beat them. Slowly pour in the melted butter. When it's ready, add the flour mixture to your mixing bowl.
• 10. Once everything is combined, add in the buttermilk and vanilla.
• 11. Arrange your cooled, drained apple slices into rows of varying sizes. For the picture, I used 4 rows of 12, 4 rows of 10, 4 rows of 8 and 8 rows of 5 slices. The more slices in a row, the larger the rose bud will be.
• 12. Pour the custard into your pie shell.
• 13. Start with the larger rosebuds first.... Gently roll the apple slices into your rosebuds and place them into the custard. You may need another pair of hands to help them stand up while you continue to roll, or you can do what I did in the picture and press them down a little further into the custard so they will stand on their own (I was a little short on hands that day).
• 14. Continue rolling your rosettes and placing them into the custard. I started with the largest, and then worked my way down, using the smallest to help fill in any gaps in space that came about.
• 15. Bake at 350 for 40 - 45 minutes.

ROSEMARY-THYME APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Whisk flour, sugar, and salt together in a large bowl. Place in the freezer for 30 minutes.
• Fill a 1-cup liquid measuring cup with water. Drop in 3 ice cubes; set aside.
• 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.
• Divide dough in 1/2 and wrap each portion separately in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
• 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.
• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Fill bottom pie crust with apples. Cover with dough strips, weaving into a lattice crust; crimp edges to seal. Place pie in the refrigerator.
• 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.
• 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.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes. Reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Continue baking until apples are soft, 35 to 45 minutes. Remove pie from the oven and let cool on a wire rack before serving.

WARM APPLE BUTTERMILK CUSTARD PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
• To Make Apple Filling: Melt 1/4 cup butter or margarine in skillet over medium heat. Add apple, 1/2 cup white sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon. Cook 3 to 5 minutes, until tender. Set aside.
• To Make Buttermilk Custard: In a large mixing bowl combine 1/4 cup softened butter or margarine with 1 1/3 cups white sugar. Beat until creamy. Add eggs one at a time, beating until yellow disappears. Mix in vanilla, then 2 tablespoons flour. Combine thoroughly, then pour in buttermilk, beating until smooth.
• Fit pastry into pie pan and prick with a fork. Spoon apple mixture into crust, then pour buttermilk custard over it.
• Place in preheated oven and bake for 30 minutes.
• To Make Streusel Topping: While pie is baking, combine 1/4 cup white sugar, brown sugar, 1/2 cup flour, and 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon in a small bowl. Cut in 3 tablespoons butter or margarine until mixture is crumbly.
• Remove pie from oven after 30 minutes and sprinkle streusel topping over custard. Return to oven and bake for an additional 40 to 50 minutes, until a knife inserted in center comes out clean. Let stand 1 hour before serving.

WARM APPLE-BUTTERMILK CUSTARD PIE

Steps:

• Fit pie crust into a 9-inch pie plate according to package directions. Fold edges under and crimp.
• Melt 1/4 cup butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add apple slices, 1/2 cup sugar, and 1/2 tsp cinnamon. Cook, stirring occasionally, 3 to 5 minutes or until apple slices are tender; set aside.
• Beat 1/4 cup butter and 1 1/3 cups sugar at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating just until yellow disappears. Add 2 tbsp flour and vanilla, beating until blended. Add buttermilk, beating until smooth.
• Spoon apple mixture into pie crust; pour buttermilk mixture over apple mixture.
• Bake at 300° for 30 minutes.
• Stir together 3 tbsp butter, 1/4 cup sugar, brown sugar, 1/2 cup flour, and remaining 1/4 tsp cinnamon until crumbly. Sprinkle over pie.
• Bake 40 more minutes or until a knife inserted in center comes out clean.
• Let stand for 1 hour before serving.