Bacon-Apple Pie

Name: Bacon-Apple Pie
Ingredients: 1/2 (14.1-oz.) package refrigerated piecrusts; 3/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar; 2 tablespoons cornstarch; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom; 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg; 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves; 6 cups (1/2-inch-thick) slices peeled Fuji apple (5 apples); 10 to 12 applewood-smoked country bacon slices

9 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

1/2 (14.1-oz.) package refrigerated piecrusts
3/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
6 cups (1/2-inch-thick) slices peeled Fuji apple (5 apples)
10 to 12 applewood-smoked country bacon slices

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350°. Unroll piecrust, and fit into a 9-inch pie plate. Fold edges under.
2

Stir together brown sugar and next 5 ingredients with a fork in a large bowl. Add apple slices, tossing to coat. Arrange apple slices in prepared crust, spooning sugar and accumulated juices over apple.
3

Arrange bacon slices in a lattice design over filling; gently press ends of strips, sealing to piecrust.
4

Cover pie with aluminum foil. Place pie on a baking sheet. Bake at 350° for 1 hour. Remove foil. Bake for 40 more minutes or until crust is golden brown and bacon is crisp.
5

Remove pie from baking sheet, and let cool on a wire rack for at least 1 hour before cutting into wedges.