Sausage Apple Pie - VeryVera

Ingredients

• 1 recipe Cheddar Cheese Crust (below)
• 1 lb ground pork sausage, cooked and drained
• 2 to 3 tart apples (such as Granny Smiths) cored and sliced or roughly chopped
• 2 to 3 sweet apples, cored and sliced or roughly chopped
• 1/4 tsp. (a pinch) salt
• 1 c apple juice or cider
• 1/3 c brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 tsp. dried thyme
• 1/4 tsp. fresh diced rosemary
• 1/4 allspice
• 1 egg
• 2 1/2 c all-purpose flour, unbleached (use dip and sweep method), plus additional for rolling out dough
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/4 lb Kerrygold Dubliner Cheese or other sharp cheddar cheese, grated and chopped fine with a knife (about 1 cup grated)
• 8 tbsp. salted or unsalted butter, cut into tablespoon-size pieces
• 6 tbsp. ice water