Weber's homemade apple pie recipe

October is National Apple Month, and lucky for Michiganders we have tons of apples here!

Michael Weber of Weber's Restaurant joined us in the FOX 2 Cooking School to show us how he makes his homemade apple pie and caramel topping. You can get his recipe below.

Weber's Restaurant is located in Ann Arbor on Jackson Road. For more information, visit www.webersinn.com/restaurant.

Weber's Homemade Apple Pie and Caramel Topping

This is Weber's Restaurant of Ann Arbor's popular apple pie with streusel crumbles and drizzled with caramel

Preheat oven to 375 degrees
Line a 9-inch deep dish pie pan with your favorite pie crust

Pie Mix
1 cup sugar
1/3 cup flour
1 and ½ cups heavy cream
1 tablespoon vanilla
Mix together in a bowl and set aside

Streusel Crisp Topping
1/2 stick softened butter or margarine
1/2 cup brown sugar
¾ cup flour
¼ cup oats
Mix together in a separate bowl until crumbly and set aside

The Pie:
6-7 apples cored and sliced, Weber's uses a mix of Granny Smith, Fuji and Jonathan's

Fill the pie dish with cored slice apples.

Add the sugar, flour, heavy cream and vanilla pie mixture
Top with the streusel
 
Bake at 375 degrees for 45 minutes.
Then, turn oven down to 325 degrees.  Bake for another approximate 30 minutes until center is bubbly and apples are soft.

Weber's Homemade Caramel

½ cup water
1 and 1/3 cup sugar
8 ounces corn syrup
½ stick softened butter
2 cups room temperature heavy cream

In a heavy sauce pan cook the water, sugar, and corn syrup to 310 degrees F. (Or until it becomes a deep amber color)

Remove from heat.  Slowly add in the softened butter with a whisk.  Once the butter is melted, stir vigorously until the butter is fully incorporated.

Add the heavy cream SLOWLY. The mixture will bubble up. Be careful not to burn.Mix until the cream is fully incorporated.  Stir occasionally until room temperature to keep from separating .

Serve it warm with the pie. A la mode or on its own!