Apple Pie

1 recipe pastry for a 9-inch double crust pie
1/2 c. unsalted butter
3 Tbsp. flour
1/4 c. (minus 1 Tbsp.) water
1/2 c. white sugar
1/2 c. packed brown sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1 Tbsp. vanilla
5-8 granny smith apples, peeled, cored, and sliced thinly

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Melt the butter in a saucepan. Stir in flour to form a paste. Add water, white and brown sugar, spices, vanilla and bring to a boil. Reduce temperature and let simmer. Place the bottom crust in your pan. Fill with apples, mounded slightly. Add 3/4 caramel sauce with apples. Cover with a lattice work of crust. Gently pour the remaining sauce while still hot over the crust. Pour slowly so it doesn't run off. Bake 15 minutes in the preheated oven. Reduce the temperature to 350 degrees F. Continue baking for 35-45 minutes, until apples are soft.

Definitely worth the time and effort! I get rave reviews whenever I serve it.

(the pie in the back! You can't tell, but the presentation is delicious!)