Recipe Details

Grandma's Iron Skillet Apple Pie

This cast iron apple pie is a modern version of an old-time Southern favorite that uses premade pie crusts to make this three-layer apple pie.

Makes:8 servings

Ingredients

½ cup butter
1 cup brown sugar
5 Granny Smith apples -- peeled, cored, quartered, and thinly sliced
3 (9 inch) refrigerated prerolled pie crusts
1 cup white sugar, divided
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon, divided
¼ cup white sugar
1 tablespoon butter, cut into small chunks

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Directions

Prep:15 mCook:45 mReady:1 h 15 m

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Place 1/2 cup butter into a 9-inch cast iron skillet; place the skillet in the preheated oven until butter is melted. Remove the skillet and sprinkle with brown sugar; return to the oven to heat while you prepare the apples.
Remove the skillet from the oven; arrange 1 refrigerated pie crust on top of brown sugar. Top pie crust with 1/2 of the sliced apples. Sprinkle 1/2 cup of white sugar and 1 teaspoon of cinnamon on top. Place second pie crust over apples; top second crust with remaining apples and sprinkle with 1/2 cup sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon. Top with third crust; sprinkle with 1/4 cup sugar and dot with 1 tablespoon of butter. Cut 4 slits into the top crust for steam to escape.
Bake in the preheated oven until the apples are tender and the crust is golden brown, about 45 minutes. Serve warm.