Bacon Bourbon Apple Pie

Ingredients

• ½ cup packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ¾ cup flour, divided
• 6 Tablespoons cold butter, divided
• 5 slices cooked bacon, crumbled
• 1 pie crust (can use ½ of 14.1-ounce package
of ready-to-use refrigerated pie crust)
• 6 cups of sliced, peeled Golden Delicious
apples (about 6 apples)
• ¾ cup granulated sugar
• 2 Tablespoons bourbon
• 1 teaspoon vanilla


Instructions

  • Heat oven to 400 degrees.
  • Mix brown sugar, cinnamon and 1/2 cup flour
    in medium bowl.
  • Cut in 1/4 cup (4 Tablespoons)
    butter with pastry blender or 2 knives until
    mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
  • Stir in bacon.
  • Place crust in 9-inch pie plate as directed on
    package for one-crust filled pie.
  • Place apples in large bowl.
  • Add granulated sugar, remaining flour, bourbon and vanilla; mix lightly.
    Spoon into crust.
  • Cut remaining butter into small pieces; place evenly over apples. Cover with crumb topping. Place on baking sheet.
  • Bake 30 minutes.
  • Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees; bake 30 minutes more or until apples are tender. Cool.