Recipe by Carla Hall as located on The Chew
For That Cake CRUST:
4 cups All-Purpose Flour
4 Sticks Chilled Butter reduce 1/2 inch cubes
2/3 cup Water
2 teaspoon Salt
2 tablespoon Sugar
For That Cake FILLING:
10 tablespoon Unsalted Butter
5 1/4 pound Granny Cruz Apples cored and sliced 1/8" thick
1 1/4 pound Empire Apples cored and sliced 1/8" thick
2 cups Sugar
2 teaspoon Cinnamon
5 tablespoon Bourbon or Brandy
1 teaspoon Vanilla Flavoring
Juice of just oneOr2 Lemon
To Complete:
Whites of just one Egg
1 tablespoon Granulated Sugar
1) For That FLAKY Cake CRUST: Combine water, salt, and sugar in calculating cup. Stir and put cup in fridge not less than 15 min to relax water and also to dissolve salt and sugar. If at all possible, chill mixing bowl and paddle attachment if at all possible.
2) Combine flour and butter pieces in mixing bowl. On medium speed, cut butter into flour until butter pieces are how big small pebbles. Using the mixer running, pour water in to the butter mixture. Mix before the dough all comes together. Separate the dough into 2 disks. Wrap each with film and chill.
3) Roll chilled pastry hand out to suit an in-depth dish cake dish. Prick throughout dough having a fork. Bake on 375 for 10-fifteen minutes, or until it's gently golden. Put aside to awesome.
4) For That Cake FILLING: In an exceedingly large skillet, melt butter over medium-high temperature, adding apples, sugar, and cinnamon. When apples start to sizzle, cover and lower to some simmer. Prepare, stirring from time to time, until apples soften and release their juices, about 10-12 minutes. Add some bourbon, prepare for an additional minute, then stir within the fresh lemon juice and vanilla flavoring and permit to awesome. As needed prepare in batches and construct on the sheet attempt to awesome.
5) To Create Cake: Preheat oven to 350F.
6) Unveil a chilled bit of cake crust big enough to pay for cake.
7) Pour filling into componen-baked crust, and canopy using the second bit of cake crust. Trim the coverage, and fold underneath the edges. Flute edges together or use fork to press together. Brush the very best with egg-whites and sprinkle with granulated sugar. Cut four slits near center of cake to vent steam. Bake at 350F for 35-forty-five minutes, until crust is golden brown. Let it awesome before serving.