Happy (almost) Thanksgiving! I have the PERFECT apple pie recipe for all of you who are looking for a fabulous dessert to bring to your Thanksgiving table. This recipe for Dutch Apple Pie is my absolute favorite. I found it last fall, when I was desperate to get rid of the remaining apples I had picked. No lie - I made this pie on 4 separate occasions last year, and I have made it twice this year already. It's that good!
Ingredients:
For filling:
- 1 pre-packaged pie crust, or your own
- 6 cups sliced apples
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 Tbs flour
- 3/4 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp lemon juice
- 1 cup flour
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 cup butter, at room temperature
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
- In a large bowl, combine all of the 'filling' ingredients.
- Gently toss apples by turning them with a spatula until they are evenly coated.
- Pour coated apples into a 9 inch* prepared pie crust.
- To make the topping, combine flour, brown sugar and cinnamon in a separate bowl and mix.
- Cut in butter and use a pastry blender or your hands (which work fabulously, I might add) to create the crumble topping.
- Sprinkle crumbles over apples.
- Bake for 40-45 minutes. 20 minutes into cooking, turn your oven down to 350 degrees and continue cooking at this temperature. This will prevent your crust from getting too brown.
*Note: I've also used a 9.5 inch pie pan instead of a 9 inch pie pan, and this recipe still turned out just fine. It seems most pre-packaged pie crusts are 9 inches. I'm not sure if my 9.5 inch pie pan is abnormal, or most pie pans generally are slightly larger than pre-packaged pie crusts.
I kid you not, this will be the best apple pie you've ever eaten. I don't like a lot of crust, which may be why I love this recipe so much. The crumble topping is amazing!
I followed this recipe exactly as it's written by Krissy (who happens to be a friend of mine!). Her suggestions are right on. You should also click through her blog - she has some really great recipes!
