"Simple, delicious, classic old fashioned apple crumb pie"
The Best Apple Crumb Pie
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Prep time: 40mins
Cook time: 55mins
Serves or Makes: 10
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ingredients
Pie Filling Ingredients
- 8 Granny Smith, Rome, Braeburn, Cortland, Honeycrisp or a mix of these apples
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1 lemon juice (about 2tbsp juice) plus zest
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon allspice
- 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract (love Nielsen-Massey Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla)
- 1/2 cup flour
Method
Step 1
Prepare your pie crust in the bowl of a food processor. Add the flour, sugar and salt to the bowl and pulse to combine, then add in your cold cubed butter and give a few more whirls till you get a consistency like peas. Then, with the motor running stream in 1/4 cup-1/2 cup cold ice water just until the dough pulls away from the edges. Dump the dough into plastic wrap and shape into a disc and refrigerate while you prepare your filling
Step 2
Preheat your oven to 400 degrees, grease your pie plate.
Step 3
Peel your apples then cut into fourths around the core. Slice apples into even slices and add to a large mixing bowl.
Step 4
Add the lemon and zest and toss, add in your sugar, salt, flour, vanilla and spices and mix well to combine.
Step 5
In a separate bowl add all your crumb topping ingredients and using a pastry blender or fork, incorporate the butter into the sugars and flour and spices, set aside
Step 6
Cut your pastry dough in half, and reserve (freeze) the rest for another pie. Shape the half your using into a disc and roll it out on a well floured work surface and then use your rolling pin to careful lay it into your greased pie dish.
Step 7
Transfer your apple mixture to large pan on the stove top and cook your mixture 5-7 mins until the apples just soften and the sugars and flour begin to thicken, then pour into your pie crust and scatter the top with your crumb mixture.
Step 8
Place your pie on a sheet pan and cover with foil, bake in the 400 degree oven 30 mins then reduce the temp to 350 and remove the foil and continue cooking another 25-30 mins.
Step 9
Allow the pie to cool slightly but serve warm with vanilla ice cream and enjoy!
ingredients
Crust Ingredients
- 2 sticks very cold butter
- 2 1/2 cups flour
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
ingredients
Crumb Topping Ingredients
- 8 tbsp butter
- 2/3 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 cup flour
- 1 pinch of salt