Iron Skillet Apple Pie

 1/2 cup butter

1 cup brown sugar

5 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, quartered, and thinly sliced

3 (9 inch) refrigerated prerolled pie crusts

1 cup white sugar, divided

2 tsp ground connamon, divided

1/4 cup white sugar

1 Tbsp butter, cut into small chunks

1.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2.  Place 1/2 cup butter into a heavy cast iron skillet, and melt butter in the oven.  Remove skillet and sprinkle with brown sugar; return to oven to heat while you prepare the apples.

3.  Remove skillet, and place 1 refrigerated pie crust on top of the brown sugar.  Top the pie crust with half the sliced apples.  Sprinkle apples with 1/2 cup of sugar and 1 tsp  of cinnamon; place a second crust over the apples;  top the second pie crust with the remaining apples, and sprinkle with 1/2 cup sugar and 1 tsp cinnamon.  Top with the third crust; sprinkle the top crust with 1/4 cup sugar, and dot with 1 Tbsp of butter.  Cut 4 slits into the top crust for steam.

4.  Bake in the preheated oven until the apples are tender and the crust is golden brown, about 45 minutes.  Serve warm.