Five-Spice Apple Pie

Name: Five-Spice Apple Pie
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons Chinese five-spice powder; 2 Tbsps all purpose flour; 237 milliliters (packed) golden brown sugar; 6 Tbsps (about) ice water; 2 Tbsps fresh lemon juice; 2 kilograms Golden Delicious apples, peeled, cored, cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices; 1 teaspoons salt; 158 milliliters chilled solid vegetable shortening, cut into 1/2-inch pieces; 1 teaspoons sugar; 6 Tbsps (3/4 stick) unsalted butter; 2 Tbsps whipping cream

Need a vegetarian dessert? Five-Spice Apple Pie could be a tremendous recipe to try. This recipe serves 6. This recipe covers 8% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 669 calories, 2g of protein, and 37g of fat. This recipe is typical of American cuisine. If you have butter, salt, whipping cream, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Mix first 3 ingredients in large bowl.

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Bowl

Add shortening; cut in using pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse meal with a few pea-size pieces.

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Shortening

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Blender

Mix in enough ice water by tablespoonfuls to form moist clumps. Gather dough. Divide into 2 pieces, 1 slightly larger than the other. Flatten each into disk. Wrap each disk in plastic; chill at least 1 hour. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Keep refrigerated.

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Water

Dough

Wrap

Let dough soften slightly at room temperature before rolling out.)

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Dough

Toss apples and lemon juice in large bowl. Melt butter in heavy large pot over medium heat.

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Lemon Juice

Apple

Butter

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Pot

Add apples and brown sugar; cook until apples are just tender, stirring occasionally, about 15 minutes. Using slotted spoon, return apples to same bowl. Boil juices in pot until thick, about 15 minutes.

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Brown Sugar