Super Apple Pie

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This pie is ALTON BROWN AND DELICIOUS! I didn't have any grains of paradise, so I left it out. I also used Pillsbury crusts because I like them and they are so easy! My husband said it is the best apple pie I have ever made. One of my friends said "it was like sunshine in my mouth".

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I'd like to make this pie, but is there any way to substitute something else for Apple Jack?
thanks

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My wife rarely lets me in the kitchen, she knows it's a recipe for disaster whenever I get carried away and develop an urge to bake.
Needless to say, when I asked her to locate Grains of Paradise, Applejack and tapioca flour, she became pretty worried. I assured that I wouldn't make too big a mess ( I lied and the pie would be a success. I don't think she believed me, but she found the ingredients and let me indulge myself for several hours in her kitchen.
When finished, she ruled the apple pie to be the best she'd ever had and I concurred 100%.
Wow, it was really enjoyable.

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Here were my experiences:
1; I burned the heck out of the first 2. I had better success baking it on the lowest rack in the oven for the first 30 minutes, then moving it up one rack notch for the remainder.
2: The apple jack is the only moisture for the crust, I used too little in all three of my first attempts. 7-9 tbl spoons is probably what’s needed.
3: The sea salt is a touch strong in the current proportion.
4: The stock image shown for the recipe is not what you'll be making, because the image shows a deep pie dish whereas the recipe only calls for a 2 inch deep pie pan.
5: I was able to substitute cardamom in place of the grains of paradise spice.

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LOVE IT, LOVE IT,LOVE IT !!!!!! Much better with lard!

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FANTASTIC....i admit with certain ovens the part about putting the pie on the oven floor is risky and i burned 2 trying this but my third was perfect. I liked mixing up Garam masala and the grains of paradise together and it tastes great.!

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I laughed with a lot of the other posts because we had similar experiences the first, second and third time we made this FABULOUS pie! All day searching for the items, all the same troubles i.e. glaze burning and covering with foil. BUT most of all we made this pie again~ three times that weekend!! It was a fun family thing to do with brother, mom, and I. And with husband and father observing from time to time, passing through the kitchen to comment and take another little "snort" of the Apple Jack!

A good time was had by all!!! Thanks for sharing Alton!!

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And a hugehit wih my family of 12. I have made this recipe many times. I bought the spial tart pan, pie bird,grains of paradise (love it. I'll never go back to using cinammon.

For me, there are a couple of tricky aspects to this. One is, and I don't know why this is, but the crust recipe just doesn't seem to provide enough crust for the tart pan. I really have to roll it out thin to create enough to cover the bottom and sides of the pan. Whenj I have time I just make extra crust so I have plenty.

Another problem I have from time to time is, no matter how well I crimp the edes of the crust, filling extrudes through the edges during cooking and glues the pie to the pan. When this happens I also notice that the pie bird is plugged with filling and the crust forms a seal around the base of the pie bird. This may be contributing to the side extrusion problem. I have tried dispensing with the pie bird and slitting the crust instead. That has worked well and has resulted in easier depanning.

For me 4 hours is not enough time for this pie to set. An overnight set of 12+ hours has worked much better for me.

All in all though this is a great recipe.

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A pie bird is a small (about 1 in tall ceramic figurine. The ceramic bird has a hole in the middle of it that allows air to get through while the pie is cooking. I often make apple pies and I have only used a pie bird once at my mother-in-laws... not critical to use but made the pie extra yummy!

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NO NEED TO BE NASTY

Joe: Okay, so you disagree with Nina's review. It's unnecessary, and extremely offensive, to get personal about it - i.e., ridiculing her grammar. The reviews are supposed to be about the recipes. This is a good, not great, recipe.