PIE UTENSILS RECIPES

Steps:

• Peel 3 pounds Granny Smith, Honeycrisp, or Pink Lady apples. Halve and core the apples, then cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices.
• Melt 4 tablespoons unsalted butter in a 12-inch or larger high-sided skillet over medium heat. Add the apples, 1/2 cup granulated sugar, 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar, 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg, and 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt, and stir to coat. Cook, stirring regularly, until the apples are softened, have released liquid, and the sugar is dissolved, 8 to 11 minutes.
• Whisk together 2 tablespoons cornstarch and 2 tablespoons water in a small bowl to make a slurry. Add to the apple mixture and cook, stirring constantly, until the liquid is thickened and coats the apples, about 1 minute.
• Remove from the heat, add 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, and stir to combine. Let cool completely, 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Press pie crust into a pie plate.
• Mix sweetened condensed milk, egg yolks, lemon juice, and lemon zest together in a bowl; pour into pie crust.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes.
• Five minutes before pie is done, beat egg whites and cream of tartar together in a bowl using an electric mixer on high speed until foamy. Slowly add sugar to egg white mixture and continue beating until meringue forms stiff peaks, about 5 minutes.
• Remove pie from oven and increase temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spread meringue onto warm pie, making sure meringue goes all the way to the edges creating a seal. Using the back of a spoon, dab the meringue and pull up, creating peaks across the pie.
• Bake in the oven for 15 minutes. Let cool to room temperature for 1 hour and store in the refrigerator.