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Ingredients
    Crust
  • 1 tablespoon melted butter
  • 1 premade pie crust
    • Apple Filling
  • 1/2 cup C&H® Light Brown Sugar
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • ¼ teaspoon ground allspice
  • ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt
  • 1½ tablespoons cornstarch
  • 4-5 cored, peeled and thinly sliced or 3/8-inch chopped apples to make 6 cups total
  • 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoons cold butter, cut into bits and held chilled until ready to use
    • Cinnamon Roll Topping
  • 1 premade piecrust
  • 2 tablespoons melted butter
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 2 tablespoons C&H® Light Brown Sugar, packed
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Instructions
Prep Time: 25 minutes / Cook Time: 50 minutes / Yields: Makes 1- 9 inch tart or pie
Crust
Step 1

Grease 9-inch tart pan or pie dish with 1 tablespoon melted butter; set aside.

Step 2

Temper chilled pie crust dough 10-minutes.

Step 3

Roll crust out on a lightly floured board to a 10-inch diameter round. Lay crust in prepared pan and flute edges. 

Step 4

Chill until ready to fill and bake.

Apple Filling
Step 1

Preheat oven to 375° F.

Step 2

In a small bowl, whisk together sugar, cinnamon, salt and cornstarch. Use a knife to cut in the chilled butter bits.

Step 3

In a large mixing bowl, stir apples and lemon juice together. Toss apples with sugar mixture until all of the apples are covered. 

Cinnamon Roll Topping
Step 1

Temper chilled pie crust dough 10 minutes. Roll crust out on a lightly floured board to a 12 X 12-inch square.

Step 2

Cut the square in half. Brush both dough pieces with 1 tablespoon melted butter, reserving the rest.

Step 3

In a small bowl, mix together cinnamon and brown sugar.

Step 4

Sprinkle mixture over the butter, covering each piece to the ends.

Step 5

Start from the long side of each dough piece and tightly roll into logs. Wrap each log in plastic wrap and chill.

Step 6

Prepare apple filling while logs are chilling

Prepare the Pie
Step 1

Pour the apple filling onto the prepared pie dough.

Step 2

Remove the cinnamon roll topping logs from the refrigerator. Cut each log into 1/2-inch pieces of dough. Place on top of the apple filling making sure you cover the whole pie.

Step 3

Bake for 50 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from oven and place on top of a cooling rack. Cool completely. 

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Recipe by

Leah Bergman

@freutcake

Leah is a self taught food photographer and mom of twins currently living in California. She is the founder of Freutcake, where she shares easy, delicious and beautiful recipes that inspire everyday cooking!