Apple Pie with Crumb Topping

Apple Pie with Crumb Topping

I wanted to unplug this weekend so I baked a pie. Well, I guess I didn’t totally unplug, but I love
to cook and bake because it always feels like another form of creativity coming through. So, writing down a recipe and taking a photo of the final product seemed a nice and easy thing to do.

This is a wonderfully simple recipe and you can adjust the sugars to make it as sweet or tart as you’d like. Of course, you may wish to have it a la mode or as my Dad used to eat apple pie (he was born and raised in Wisconsin), a nice slice of sharp cheddar cheese! Enjoy.

Ingredients:
Apples (approx. 6 medium to large) either Granny Smith or Pippen
Brown sugar- ¼ cup
white sugar  ¾ cup
flour 1 ¼ cup
butter 6 Tbsp. melted
pie crust (I buy mine, but you can certainly make your own crust!)
Lemon juice
cinnamon ½ tsp.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Peel and thinly slice apples. Mix together apples, white sugar, cinnamon and 1 Tbsp. lemon juice. After thoroughly mixing, fill the pie crust with the apple mixture and don’t be afraid to pat down the apples to make it compact.

Mix together the brown sugar, flour and melted butter until you have a nice crumb mixture. Place in the freezer.

Place the pie in the oven. (I put the pie on a cookie sheet covered in a piece of aluminum foil to catch all the juices!) All the pie to bake for 30 minutes; take the “crumb” mixture out of the freezer – remove the pie from the oven (be careful!) and spread the “Crumb” mixture generously over the entire top of the pie. Place the pie back in the oven for an additional 30 minutes or until the apples are done to your liking. (I like mine fairly smooshy!)

This is such a nostalgic, heartwarming desert and also serves as a great breakfast with a nice, strong black cup of French Roast.

Bon Appétit!

Comments

[Puna]

This looks wonderful! Apple pie is hands down my favorite dessert. And I prefer the crumbled topping. Yum.

[Petra]

mouthwatering !!