Crab Apple Rose Pie

Name: Crab Apple Rose Pie
Yield: Serves 8
Ingredients: 1 recipe, double-crust pie dough (see Ingredient Note below); 3 pounds (1361 grams) crab, apples, cored and chopped coarse; 1½–1¾ cups (10½–12¼ ounces; 298 - 347 grams), sugar; ¼ teaspoon, table salt; 1 tablespoon rose, water; 2 tablespoons, unsalted butter, cut into ¼-inch pieces; 1 , large egg, lightly beaten with 1 tablespoon water

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Puckeringly tart crab apples are no longer limited to backyards and backwoods; these days they pop up at farmers' markets and orchards throughout the fall.

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SERVES8

TIME2 hours, plus 1½ hours chilling and 4½ hours cooling

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

We set out to highlight these overlooked apples in a unique, delicious pie. A crab apple pie is a bit more tart than traditional apple pie, but it's also more complex in flavor and offers a welcome variation on the standard. Additionally, c...

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