Mom’s Magical Apple Caramel Pie

We always had a family tradition at our house. Every October we would go to the apple grove out in the country so we could pick our basket of apples for my Mom’s famous apple pie. We would stop at the little family owned grocery store in town and pick up some homemade vanilla ice cream too. It was always a fun day at the orchard and we knew that that afternoon the whole house would be filled with that heavenly smell. When most people think of falling leaves and pumpkins and all those things that come with fall….I remember my Mom’s wonderful apple pie. I now call this my Mom’s magical pie because when I make it, I am transported back to those wonderful days as a child.

Mom’s Magical Apple Caramel Pie

Crust
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for work surface

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon sugar

1 cup chilled (2 sticks) unsalted butter, cut into pieces

4 to 6 tablespoons ice water