NomNomNomNom Christmas Recipes ...nom. Caramel Apple Pie!

OK!

So, i had everything ready for Thanksgiving, shopping and all.

I am planning the norm, turkey stuffing blah blah. The best part? The dessert!

Since I cant really afford to go overboard this year, i was planning on making my famous (  fa·mous  (fms)

adj.

1. Well or widely known. See Synonyms at noted.

2. First-rate; excellent: had a "famous time at the party".No where does it say the widely know can't consist of children and cats ;)

Pumpkin cheese cake. /Whisper, the secret is in  the crunchy drizzle on top, and its an easy cheat, will add that soon!)

And of cores the pumpkin pie! The pumpkin pie is law, it is key, it IS Thanksgiving.

Every  time a Thanksgiving is had and a pumpkin pie not enjoyed a baby woodland owl dies.

WHOA,WHOA whoa..

 I don't make the rules people.

Im feelin' good about my menu,  all seems right, I stand back, take a knee,have a seat, choose some other stance to take, that is both peaceful, yet reflective, and then my cow boy comes home from work. He says to me he says, "hey you know Thanksgiving?"

/crickets. "Yep baby, i sure do" i reply after a silence that was leaving humorous and entering weird.

I heard about a caramel apple pie on the radio, it sounds amazing, can you make that instead of pumpkin pie?

You have to picture this coming from a 6ft man dirty from a long day of metal fab, unlacing his giant work boots and looking up at me with his big hazel  eyes and happy hopfull smile,asking, 1st thing through the door ,for pie. For pie. It's adorable. I'm only human.

"Of cores i will make you a caramel apple pie!"

But in addition, not instead of. I love woodland owls, don't be sick.

Ok so i had no idea what a caramel apple pie was, but after hours of searching pintrest, blogs, and google, i have found a recipe that looks quit promising, and i am attempting it, 

NAW!

Ingredients

2 pie crust, un baked

1

cup granulated sugar

1/4

cup all-purpose flour

1

teaspoon ground cinnamon

5

cups thinly sliced peeled apples

1/2

cup caramel apple dip

2

tablespoons milk

1

cup all-purpose flour

1/2

cup packed brown sugar

1/2

cup butter

.Steps

1Heat oven to 375°F.  In large bowl, mix granulated sugar, 1/4 cup flour and the cinnamon. Add apples; toss to coat. Spoon apple mixture into crust- lined plate. In small bowl, mix 2 tablespoons caramel apple dip and the milk; drizzle over apples.

2In medium bowl, mix 1 cup flour and the brown sugar. Cut in butter until mixture looks like coarse crumbs. Sprinkle over filling.

3To make lattice top, cut second crust into 1/2-inch-wide strips . Place half of the strips across filling in pie plate. Weave remaining strips with first strips to form lattice. Trim ends of strips even with edge of bottom crust. Fold trimmed edge of bottom, pinch closed.

4Bake 50 to 60 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 10 minutes. Drizzle remaining caramel apple dip over pie. Cool at least 2 hours before serving.

And Enjoy!