Super Apple Pie

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I think there was an error in the show. You said Applejack is limited to 70% alcohol these days. 70% would be 140 proof which is not much less than the range you gave in the previous sentence. I think you meant it's limited to 70 proof these days, which is also not correct A quick search on the internet showed 100 proof (50% alcohol applejack available.

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I used this recipe the first time I attempted to make a pie. Some of the ingredients are so obscure I had to substitute a few thngs. The apple jack makes the crust delicious! We also heated some applejack with butter and poured it over the top of the icecream on top of the pie. SO GOOD!!!!!!

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sorry alton...i love most everything you do and your show rocks, but...i thought this pie was awful! my girlfriend and i, both great cooks, made this pie. the crust was yucky, the apples turned out like apple sauce with no flavor and we used granny smith. the glaze looked horrible and out of all the pies i have made in my life (which is many this was the worst. such a disappointment.

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My husband and I made this pie for Easter weekend. We actually made a practise pie and I'm glad we did because the dough for that one ended up too wet so it didn't look as good as the 2nd did, though it still tasted great. We had weighed the flour as suggested, and the fault may be with our cheap food scale, but it ended up being perfect dough when I used the cup measurements as the recipe provided. The applejack in the dough is awesome and the flavor of the pie is awesome..I've never tasted an apple pie like it. The only other thing I can comment as negative is that the insides came out more runny than thick. Since everything else came out perfect and we followed the recipe exactly, and waited over 4 hrs before cutting, I can only assume this is the natural inside texture outcome. But, honestly, it does not detract whatsoever from the flavor or crust. It was really neat to take the pie out of the tart pan and it all held together. It was totally demolished by everyone. I got the tart pan at Williams Sonoma, the pie bird at Bed, Bath and Beyond and found the grains of paradise and tapioca flour at Whole Foods.

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Pie Day 3 14 2010. I made it for a party and it was a hit!

This was the best apple pie I've ever tasted, and I made it myself! Like everyone else, it took a long trip around LA to find all the equipment and ingredients. I never did find the apple corer in a shop but I had no problem slicing the apples with a knife. They do have them at Amazon.

Initially I tried to make it with Apple flavored Vodka. Not a good choice. After touring several liquor stores I found the Apple Jack at BEVMO but they also had Laird's Apple Brandy right next to it for just a couple bucks more. I got that and it is heavenly.

I should have just bought everything at Amazon and saved all the gas.

Cooking the recipe in an electric oven, I found I can cook it on a Pizza Stone. That concentrates the heat on the bottom of the pan. The bottom of the crust is a nice golden brown. You'll also want to rotate the pie in the oven to make sure it cooks evenly. My first pie burned slightly on top.

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I've had a lot of apple pie over my 42 years, and this was the best tasting one yet. I may be biased because i made it, but, this was my first attempt at doing some real baking, and it came out virtually perfect. I followed the recipe exactly. I ordered all the hard to find stuff (the tart pan, the tapioca flour, and the grains of paradise. and even the pie bird from amazon.com. the grand total for all that stuff was $91. plus $18 for the Apple Jack, plus the apples, butter, apple jelly. I call this my $100 pie, but it was worth every cent. The crust came out perfectly, and it was the first time i've ever made a homemade pie crust.The apples were not mushy. I think the grains of paradise really adds a unique flavor, so I highly recommend tracking some down. i saw one review as worst crust ever. i think they didn't mix something right, or their oven is not working properly. i had no problems at all. It really is a long drawn out process, but as Alton says, "You're patience will be rewarded."

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Love my regular apple pie recipe but saw the show on TV and loved the idea of apple jack and the half butter/half shortening (shortening makes it easier to roll.

Result--tough, tough tough. and Burnt

Even with all 7 tbs of applejack the dough was crumbly and dry. After 3 hours of rest to "soak up the applejack" it still didn't roll well. The apple reduction on top burnt the crust. I saw the burn setting in and put foil, loosely, on top which helped.

Stick to the Pie and Pastry Bible recipe--perfect everytime.

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IT TOOK ME ALL DAY SATURDAY TO LOCATE A TART PAN, APPLE JACK, A PIE BIRD AND TAPIOCA FLOUR. I HAD TO SUBSTITUTE GRAINS OF PARADISE AS SHOWN IN OTHER COMMENTS, BUT I DID ORDER ONLINE FOR THE SECOND PIE. I NEVER DID LOCATE A 2" TART PAN, BUT A 1 1/2" WORKS GREAT. I HAVE PREPARED THIS PIE THREE WEEKS IN A ROW, AND IT IS BY FAR THE BEST APPLE PIE I HAVE EVER MADE. IT TRULY DOES TASTE MOST LIKE APPLES RATHER THAN AN APPLE FILLING IN A SYRUP FILLING. I HAVE LEFT APPLES DRAIN OVERNIGHT RATHER THAN JUST A COUPLE OF HOURS. IT PRODUCES MORE APPLE JUICE TO USE ON THE CRUST.

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I made this pie for my husband's family's New Year's Day Party and it was a big hit. I usually don't like apple pie filling, but there was nothing that I didn't like about this pie.

I split making this pie into two as I made the crust and cut the apples on one night and let them cool and drain in the fridge overnight, and finished putting it all together on the next afternoon after I got home from work. The filling of the pie was perfectly soft but not mushy. I couldn't find tapioca flour and used tapioca pudding mix instead. I used cardamom, ginger, and coriander in place of grains of paradise which I could not find in any local store. It definitely added a spiced flavor to the pie that was great and my husband says reminds him of apple strudel from Austria.

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This was the first pie I have every made and it turned out GOOD EATS!
Thanks,