This delicious Apple Cider Pie is made with firm, juicy, tart apples and fall spices—plus, the crust is made with apple cider! This recipe is courtesy of ourEveryday Bakingcookbook, developed with award-winning baker Ken Haedrich.

Haedrich is a winner of the Julia Child Cookbook Award and author of 11 cookbooks, includingPie, which was named one of the best baking books of the past 25 years byCooking Lightmagazine.

Crust:

Ingredients2 cups unbleached flour2/3 cup shortening1 teaspoon salt1/2 cup finely crushed pecans1/2 cup cold cider

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
2. Prepare the crust by cutting the shortening into the flour and salt until the particles are the size of giant peas.
3. Mix in pecans; sprinkle dough with cider and mix gently until dough holds together.
4. Divide dough into 2 balls and roll out.

Filling:

Ingredients7 firm, juicy, tart apples1/2 teaspoon nutmeg1/2 teaspoon cinnamon1/2 cup sugar1/2 cup raisins1/2 cup diced candied fruit1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice1 tablespoon cold butter

Instructions

1. Pare, core, and slice apples, and toss them with spices, sugar, raisins, candied fruit, and lemon juice.
2. Put filling into bottom crust and dot with butter.
3. Cover with top crust and make slits in it. 

Topping:

Ingredients1 egg yolk1/2 teaspoon cinnamon1 tablespoon sugar

Instructions

1. Brush top crust with egg yolk and dust with cinnamon and sugar.
2. Bake for 50 to 60 minutes.