Grandma's Iron Skillet Apple Pie

Name: Grandma's Iron Skillet Apple Pie
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: ½ cup butter ½ cup butter; 1 cup brown sugar 1 cup brown sugar; 5 Granny Smith apples -- peeled, cored, quartered, and thinly sliced 5 granny smith apples -- peeled, cored, quartered, and thinly sliced; 3 (9 inch) refrigerated prerolled pie crusts 3 (9 inch) refrigerated prerolled pie crusts; 1 cup white sugar, divided 1 cup white sugar, divided; 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon, divided 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon, divided; ¼ cup white sugar ¼ cup white sugar; 1 tablespoon butter, cut into small chunks 1 tablespoon butter, cut into small chunks

Prep: 15 minsCook: 45 mins

Prep

15 mins

Cook

45 mins

Servings

Difficulty

Medium

Vegetarian

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Ingredients

Servings:

½ cup butter½ cup butter
11 cup brown sugar
55 granny smith apples -- peeled, cored, quartered, and thinly sliced
33 (9 inch) refrigerated prerolled pie crusts
11 cup white sugar, divided
22 teaspoons ground cinnamon, divided
¼ cup white sugar¼ cup white sugar
11 tablespoon butter, cut into small chunks

Instructions

1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2
Place 1/2 cup butter into a 9-inch cast iron skillet; place the skillet in the preheated oven until butter is melted. Remove the skillet and sprinkle with brown sugar; return to the oven to heat while you prepare the apples.
3
Remove the skillet from the oven; arrange 1 refrigerated pie crust on top of brown sugar. Top pie crust with 1/2 of the sliced apples. Sprinkle 1/2 cup of white sugar and 1 teaspoon of cinnamon on top. Place second pie crust over apples; top second crust with remaining apples and sprinkle with 1/2 cup sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon. Top with third crust; sprinkle with 1/4 cup sugar and dot with 1 tablespoon of butter. Cut 4 slits into the top crust for steam to escape.
4
Bake in the preheated oven until the apples are tender and the crust is golden brown, about 45 minutes. Serve warm.

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