Apple Pie with a Bacon Weave Top Crust
Bacon Weave Apple Pie is a mouthwatering dessert that combines the crisp sweetness of apples with the saltiness of bacon and the smokiness of bourbon. It's a perfect pie for any occasion.
Servings: 8 slices
Ingredients
- 12 slices bacon
- 5 cups apple slices, Honeycrisp, Granny Smith or Cortland,
- 4 Tbsp sugar
- 3 Tbsp all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- ¾ tsp nutmeg
- 1 single pie crust
- 4 Tbsp butter, cut into 8-10 pieces
- ¼ cup bourbon, optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350℉
- Create a bacon weave and place on a pan.
- Cook bacon weave for 3-5 minutes, don't cook thoroughly, only par bake
- In a large bowl, place apples, sugar, flour, cinnamon and nutmeg. Stir gently to coat apples
- Place apple slices in pie crust.
- Put butter pieces on top of apples.
- Sprinkle the bourbon over the apples
- Place bacon on top of pie and tuck edges into the sides of the pie
- Bake for 45 minutes or until apples have softened.
- Allow to cool before slicing and serving.
Notes
If bacon starts to brown too much, cover top with foil to prevent burning the bacon.