Walnut-Crusted Apple Pie

Ingredients

• 0.3 cup brown sugar packed
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar packed
• 5 tablespoons butter cold cut into pieces
• 1 large egg yolk 
• 1.5 cups flour all-purpose
• 2 tablespoons flour all-purpose
• 0.3 cup granulated sugar 
• 0.3 teaspoon ground cinnamon 
• 3 tablespoons ice-cold vodka 
• 2 tablespoons juice of lemon fresh
• 1 tablespoon milk 2% reduced-fat
• 1 pound pink lady apples cored peeled thinly sliced ( 2)
• 1 pound golden delicious apples cored peeled thinly sliced ( 2)
• 0.3 teaspoon salt 
• 0.5 cup walnuts coarsely chopped

Equipment

• food processor
• baking sheet
• oven
• knife
• whisk
• wire rack
• plastic wrap
• aluminum foil
• measuring cup

Directions

1. Combine first 8 ingredients; toss to coat.
2. Place nuts in a food processor; process until finely ground. Weigh or lightly spoon 75 ounces flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife.
3. Add flour, 3 tablespoons brown sugar, and 1/4 teaspoon salt to food processor; pulse 5 times.
4. Add butter; pulse 6 times or until mixture resembles coarse meal. With processor on, slowly add vodka through food chute, processing just until combined (do not form a ball). Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Knead 3 to 4 times. Divide dough into 2 equal portions. Gently press each portion into a 4-inch circle on plastic wrap. Cover with plastic wrap; chill 30 minutes.
5. Preheat oven to 42
6. Unwrap and place 1 dough piece on plastic wrap. Cover with 2 sheets of overlapping plastic wrap.
7. Roll dough, still covered, into a 10-inch circle.
8. Place into a 9-inch pie plate coated with cooking spray. Spoon apple mixture into pie plate.
9. Unwrap and place remaining portion of dough on plastic wrap. Cover with 2 sheets of overlapping plastic wrap.
10. Roll dough, still covered, into a 12-inch circle.
11. Place over apple mixture. Press edges of dough together. Fold edges under; flute.
12. Cut slits in top of dough to allow steam to escape.
13. Combine milk and egg yolk, stirring with a whisk. Gently brush top of dough with milk mixture.
14. Place pie plate on a foil-lined baking sheet; bake at 425 for 20 minutes in the lower third of oven. Shield edges of piecrust with foil. Reduce oven temperature to 350 (do not remove pie from oven); bake an additional 30 minutes or until browned. Cool on a wire rack.