Caramel Apple Pie

She's yummy looking, eh? She tastes even better than she looks- this I promise you. And this week she won me a dessert bake-off blue ribbon. Okay, okay, it may have been a condo association dessert competition and one of the entries may or may not have been rice crispy treats, but first place is first place! First place also comes with an engraved "trophy" (baking sheet) and cash money prize. Not too shabby condo association, not too shabby at all.

It seems only fair to share this award winning delicious apple pie recipe with you all. Based off of this popular recipe, it's really quite simple and will make a fancy pie maker out of even the least experienced baker.

Ingredients-

Pastry dough for a double pie crust (you can attempt to make your own homemade pie crust dough but mine is always a disaster and it's just so simple to use to pre-made refrigerated dough- you make the call)

6 large apples

1/2 cup butter

3 Tbs flour

1/4 cup water

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup brown sugar

1 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp nutmeg

3 Tbs jarred or homemade caramel sauce (optional)

Directions-

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Peel and slice apples.

Place one layer of pie crust into a pie pan. Fill with apples.

Roll out second layer of pie crust. Cut into 1 inch strips. Layer pastry strips in a woven "over and under" pattern for a beautiful "looks like you worked all day" lattice work crust.

Trim excess crust strips. Pinch bottom crust with two fingers to make a cute little pie edge.

Make your caramel sauce. Melt butter in a sauce pan. Add in flour and stir until a paste forms. Add water, sugar, brown sugar and spices. Bring to a boil.

Pour caramel sauce over the pie. Pour slowly so that the caramel sauce does not run over the sides. Oops!

 Place pie in the preheated 425 degree oven for 15 minutes.

  Turn oven down to 350 degrees and bake for 35 minutes more until golden brown.

If desired, drizzle with additional caramel sauce for a little extra somethin' somethin', or simply enjoy as is! There you have it- easy as pie!! :)