Pie #2: Captain Apple Pie

This pie has the same amount of sugar and the same spice blend as the control pie. I’ve changed the apple blend though. I’ve replaced the Staymans with McIntosh and Granny Smith for a more complex, and hopefully tangier taste. I thought that the volume of apples in the control pie was insufficient, so there is approximately one additional cup of apples in this one. I also cut the apples in chunks, rather than slices this time.

Pie profile:

Apples: 1 part Golden Delicious, 1 part McIntosh, 1 part Granny Smith

Lemon juice: none

Sugar: small amount, white sugar only

Spices: a mix of cinnamon and nutmeg

Crust: rolled pastry, top and bottom. Uses a mix of butter and crisco. Water replaced with apple jack.
Predictions: The combination of apples will give this pie a tarter taste than the control pie. I think the filling will have a firmer texture as well due to the new apples introduced and the fact that the apples are cut into bigger chunks. I would guarantee that this is going to be a better pie than the control pie, except that I think the crust is either going to be really great or really awful. Although it did smell heavenly when I rolled it out...