Sweet and Spicy Classic Apple Pie Recipe

Name: Sweet and Spicy Classic Apple Pie Recipe
Total time: 220 min
Ingredients: 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour, plus extra for dusting; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 1 tablespoon sugar; 12 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces, chilled; 1/4 cup plus 2 teaspoons vegetable shortening, cut into 1/2-inch pieces, chilled; 7 tablespoons Laird's Applejack or apple brandy, such as calvados, chilled; 4 1/2 pounds (8 large) apples, mix of Pink Lady, Honeycrisp, and Granny Smith; 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar, divided; 1/4 cup tapioca flour; 2 tablespoons liquid pectin (we like Certo); 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar; 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt; 1 teaspoon freshly ground grains of paradise

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The only apple pie recipe you need, Alton Brown's double-crust classic apple pie has a spiced filling wrapped in a flaky homemade crust.

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Ingredients

2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour, plus extra for dusting
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 tablespoon sugar
12 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces, chilled
1/4 cup plus 2 teaspoons vegetable shortening, cut into 1/2-inch pieces, chilled
7 tablespoons Laird's Applejack or apple brandy, such as calvados, chilled
4 1/2 pounds (8 large) apples, mix of Pink Lady, Honeycrisp, and Granny Smith
1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar, divided
1/4 cup tapioca flour
2 tablespoons liquid pectin (we like Certo)
1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground grains of paradise