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Even More Perfect Apple Pie

Makes
Servings: 8 to 12
Ingredients
12
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Ingredients

Amounts
  • 1/2 cup (95 grams) light or dark brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup (50 grams) granulated sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon fine sea or table salt
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • Freshly grated nutmeg, to taste, or about 1/4 teaspoon ground
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 4 1/4 to 4 1/2 pounds baking apples, shown here with mutsu (which is like a mix of Granny Smith and Golden Delicious) but more suggestions here
  • 3 tablespoons tapioca flour or starch
  • 1 recipe All Butter, Really Flaky Pie Dough , or your favorite recipe, or a storebought dough
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten (optional)
  • Coarse or raw sugar for sprinkling (optional)
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