Ingredients
1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
1 stick (8 tablespoons) salted butter
5 Granny Smith apples, peeled and diced
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Juice of 1/2 lemon
1 tablespoon cornstarch
Two 16-ounce cans refrigerated flaky jumbo biscuits (8 biscuits per can)
4 cups vegetable oil, for frying
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar, for sprinkling onto finished pies
1 cup Cinnamon-Caramel Sauce, recipe follows, or store-bought caramel sauce
Cinnamon-Caramel Sauce:
1 cup packed light brown sugar
3/4 cup half-and-half
4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) salted butter
2 pinches kosher salt
1 tablespoon vanilla
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon