Brown Butter Bourbon Apple Pie

Ingredients

For 8 servings

• 1 piece pie crust
• 7 piece Granny Smith apples, sliced
• 115 g unsalted butter
• 150 g sugar
• 30 g plain flour
• 3 g cinnamon
• 1 g nutmeg
• 1 g ground ginger
• 1 g allspice
• 1.5 g salt
• 60 g water
• 30 g bourbon
• 8 g cornflour
• 5 g vanilla extract
• Sea salt flakes, to finish

Method

1. 1

   Heat the oven to 190°C. Peel, core and slice the apples.

2. 2

   Melt the butter and cook to a nutty brown, then stir in the sugar, flour, spices and salt.

3. 3

   Add the apples, water and bourbon and cook, stirring, until the mixture thickens; cool.

4. 4

   Line a pie dish with the crust and fill with the apple mixture.

5. 5

   Bake for 45–50 minutes, until golden and bubbling.

6. 6

   Finish with a little bourbon caramel and sea salt flakes, and serve warm.