I found a recipe on pintrest for a cinnamon roll crust and was intrigued. I love anything apple cinnamon, so wanted to try this. What better day than Thanksgiving to experiment on the people you love, right? ;)
The best part about this was how EASY it was. I just bought a pie crust and went from there. (I prefer Trader Joe's pre-made crusts - I always get compliments on my pie crust!) I laid it out on the counter and then generously sprinkled with cinnamon.
After you've sprinkled with cinnamon, just roll it up into a log and start slicing at as close to the same thickness as you can get. Don't worry that the crust log kind of flattens out when you cut through it. Also, be sure to cut the slices a little thicker than you want your crust to be - you will roll it with a rolling pin one last time before baking.
When you've finished cutting the log, lay out all the rolls. I just made a square. Also, I went back in and filled in any big holes with some scrap pieces - the ends didn't really cut well enough so those were perfect for this!
Once they were all laid out, I put another piece of wax paper on top and rolled with a rolling pin to get it to all stick together. Take the wax paper off the top and then flip it over into your pie pan. Carefully - CAREFULLY! - pull off the remaining piece of waxed paper and press into your pie pan.
Then fill with your favorite apple pie filling recipe. I forget what recipe I used, but all I know is that I haaaaaaaaaaate having too much crust and not enough filling, so I filled it way, way up. WAY, way up!
Helpful hint: If you overfill your crust like this, bake it on a cookie sheet so that as the goop inside leaks out, you don't flood your oven with goopy syrup that burns black smoke and sets off your smoke detectors. Trust me.
This crust turned out DELICIOUS! We all loved it and went back for seconds. I will definitely be using this as my go-to apple pie crust from now on!
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