(Southern Living, 2011) Nicole made this delicious apple pie for Eric’s birthday when we went to visit them in Arizona. Randy said it was the best apple pie he had ever eaten and Nicole said it was Danielle’s favorite!

3 Granny Smith apples
3 Braeburn apples
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3/4 Cup sugar
1/2 Cup butter
1 Cup brown sugar
pie crust (your choice of recipe)
1 egg white
2 Tablespoons sugar

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Peel and slice apples. Toss apples with cinnamon and sugar. Melt butter in cast iron skillet over medium heat, add brown sugar, stirring constantly as it cooks 1 -2 minutes or until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and place bottom pie crust in skillet over brown sugar mixture. Spoon apples over pie crust and place top pie crust over apples. Whisk egg white until foamy. Brush pie crust with egg white. Sprinkle with 2 Tablespoons sugar. Cut 4 to 5 slits for steam. Bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes. Shield with aluminum foil, (to prevent excessive browning), continue baking another 10 minutes or more, until golden brown and bubbly. Cool on wire rack for 30 minutes before serving, a la mode.