Delightfully Colorful Autumn Leaves Crusted Apple Pie

• Vegetarian

• Produce

  • 6 Granny smith apples

• Refrigerated

  • 1 Egg

• Baking & Spices

  • 2 tbsp All-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup Brown sugar
  • 3/4 tsp Cinnamon, ground
  • 1 Gel food color, Yellow
  • 1/4 tsp Salt
  • 3 4 cup cup Sugar
  • 2 tsp Vanilla

• Dairy

  • 3 tbsp Butter

• Liquids

  • 2 tbsp Water

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Description

Ingredients

• 6 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and sliced into ¼ slices
• ¾ cup cup sugar, plus 2 tablespoons for topping
• ¼ cup brown sugar
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons vanilla, divided
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 9 deep dish pie shell (found in the freezer section) or homemade pie dough for 2 crust pie.
• gel food color (yellow, red, orange, green and brown)
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons water

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Place the sliced apples, ¾ cup sugar, brown sugar, salt, flour, cinnamon and 1 teaspoon vanilla in a large bowl and toss to coat the apples evenly in the mixture.
• Pile the sugar coated apples in the deep dish pie shell and dot the top with butter. Set aside.
• Unroll a flat, round pie dough (found in the refrigerated section) press out any broken areas (if needed).
• Use the cookie cutter to cut 8 leaves into the round pie dough. Remove the scraps, leaving only the leaves. *Note - if desired place the scraps on a separate baking sheet. Sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar, and bake for 10-12 minutes at 350 until crispy.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the egg, water, and 1 teaspoon vanilla until blended.
• Divide the egg wash into 5 separate small dishes (or paper cups), and add a few drops of each gel color to each dish. Mix each color thoroughly with a fork.
• Use a paring knife to gently score the veins on each leaf.
• Liberally paint the leaves with the gel egg wash (starting with yellow) and adding color as you like to each leaf. *Note the colors will intensify slightly during the baking process.
• Place the leaves in random fashion over the apples in the pie plate and sprinkle the leaves with the remaining 2 tablespoons of sugar.
• Place the pie on a baking sheet and bake in a preheated oven for 50-60 minutes, or until the pie juices are flowing.
• Remove and cool on a baking rack.
• Serve and enjoy!