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Yo, ye landlubbers lookin' fer a taste o' apple goodness? Gather 'round and listen close, mateys! Here's the recipe fer an apple pie fit fer a captain:
Ingredients:
* 6-8 tart apples (Ye want somethin’ that'll make yer face pucker)
* 1 cup granulated sugar (Aye, it’s a lot o' sweet stuff)
* 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
* 1 tsp ground cinnamon
* 1/4 tsp nutmeg (A pinch o' this will have ye dreamin’ of buried treasure in every slice)
* 1/4 tsp salt (Ye might not want to admit it, but there be some savory in sweet that keeps ye comin’ back fer more)
* 1 cup cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces (This be the magic that’ll bind all yer ingredients together like a barnacle on a sunken ship)
* 2 cups pie dough (Ye can use store-bought or make yer own from scratch – but we pirates prefer it homemade and crusty, if ye know what I mean)
Instructions:
1. Preheat yer oven to 375°F. That be the perfect heat fer gettin’ things all nice n’ bubbly like a barrel o' grog on a hot day.
2. Peel, core, and slice yer apples into wedges. Make sure they're evenly cut or ye'll end up with some pies that are too full and burst open in the oven!
3. In a large mixing bowl, combine sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Stir until it’s all well-mixed like a whore been passed around.
4. Add those apple slices to the dry mix and toss 'em around until they’re coated.
5. Roll out yer pie dough into circles large enough to fill two 9-inch pie dishes. Place one circle in each dish, settin’ it aside fer later.
6. Pour yer apple mixture into each pie crust, mounding the apples high in the center. It be tempting to leave 'em overflowin', but trust ol' Bluebeard on this: too much fruit and ye might as well be tryin’ to sail a boat with no sails!
7. Dot the top o' that apple mix with yer cold butter pieces, spreadin’ them out evenly like cannonballs across the battlefield.
8. Roll out yer second pie dough circles and use 'em to cover each pie, crimpin' the edges together tight like lashin’s.
9. Cut slits in the top crust for steam to escape as the pies bake. Ye don’t want ‘em blowin’ open like an overpressure boiler!
10. Brush the tops with some milk or beaten egg and sprinkle with sugar before slidin’ those beauties onto a baking sheet.
11. Pop them in the oven fer about 40-50 minutes, or until the crust is golden like doubloons and the apples be tender enough to stick a spoon into easily. If ye prefer a more charred look on yer crust (arrgh!), give 'em an extra five minutes under the heat.
When it’s done, let those pies cool completely before servin’. Ye can serve with vanilla ice cream, whipped cream, or just devour 'em straight from the tin! So grab a fork and dig in fer yer slice o’ pirate paradise!