Ingredients

3 golden delicious apples, peeled and cored

4 granny smith apples, peeled and cored

1/2 cup honey

6 thyme branches

1/2 cup unsalted butter cut into small pieces

2 T instant tapioca

1/3 c light brown sugar

1/2 t ground ginger

1/4 t salt

flour for dusting

dough for 2 9 inch pie crusts.

Preparation

  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Slice Golden Delicious apples and 3 granny smith apples into sixths.
  2. In a large skillet over medium-high heat, bring 14 cup honey to a boil. Let simmer about 2 minutes, until honey is caramelized. Add 3 thyme branches. Arrange half the apples in a single layer in skillet. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons butter over apples. Cook apples, turning until well caramelized on all sides, but not cooked through, about ten minutes. Scrape apples and honey mixture into a bowl. Add tapioca and toss to combine. Repeat cooking process with remaining honey, thyme, butter and sliced apples. Add a second batch of apples to bowl, combine. Discard all thyme branches.
  3. thinly slice remaining granny smith apple and add it to bowl. Stir in sugar, ginger and salt
  4. On a lightly floured surface roll out both crusts to a 12 inch circle. Place one crust in 9 inch pie plate. Scrape apple filling into crust and top with remaining crusts.
  5. Bake for 15 minutes, reduce heat to 350 and continue baking about 45 min. Let cool for 30 minutes before slicing.