Ingredients
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- 1 homemade double crust (2 sheets pie dough)
- 5 lb apples (weight before peeling and coring)
- 1/4 tsp grated lemon peel
- 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 3/4 cup white sugar
- 5 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 1/4 tsp kosher salt
- 1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 3/4 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp ground cardamom (optional)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp milk (for brushing crust)
- 1 tbsp beaten egg (optional, for brushing)
- 1 tbsp turbinado sugar (or raw sugar, for sprinkling)