Cast Iron Skillet Apple Pie...

Here is a great recipe that you start in your cast iron skillet on the stove, and finish up in the oven. Great for a rainy day like the one we are having here today!

Ingredients:
Filling:
2 tablespoons unsalted butter (I use I Can't Believe It's Not Butter)
3 golden delicious apples, peeled, cored, and sliced thin and tossed with 1 tablespoon lemon juice
3 granny smith apples, peeled, cored, and sliced thin and tossed with 1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/2 cup brown sugar,firmly packed(I have not used brown sugar splenda..you can try it)
1/2 cup sugar (I use Splenda)
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cornstarch
2 tablespoons flour

Topping:
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup sugar
1 tablespoon sugar
2 3/4 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup unsalted butter, chilled
2/3 cup half-and-half
3/4 teaspoon vanilla

To prepare the filling:
Melt butter in 10-inch cast iron skillet over medium heat. Add the apple slices and cook, stirring frequently, for about 5 minutes.

Mix sugars, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cornstarch in a bowl; gently stir into the apples.

Continue to cook until apples are soft but not mushy, about 5 minutes.

To prepare the topping:,
Mix flour, 1/4 cup sugar, baking powder, and salt into a large bowl. Using your hands or a pastry blender, cut the butter into the flour until it looks like coarse crumbs. Add the half and half and the vanilla. Quickly blend together.

To assemble the pie, drop heaping tablespoons of the biscuit mix on top of the apples; cover most of the center of apple mixture. Sprinkle top remaining sugar.

Bake in preheated 350°F oven for 25 to 30 minutes, or until the top is golden. Remove pie from oven and let stand 5 minutes before serving.