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Apple Crumb Pie

Posted May 5, 2013

Apple Crumb Pie

I started with other recipes but this one has been tuned and tailored for my personal tastes. IMHO, this is the best apple pie on the planet. YMMV.

Serves 6. (Probably 3 or maybe 2, depending on how hungry they are.)

Gear: 1 Pie Dish 1 Large Bowl 1 Medium Bowl 1 Small Bowl Measuring Devices (1/8 tsp., 1/4 tsp., 1/2 tsp., 1 tsp., 1 tbsp., 1/4 c., 1/2 c., 1 c.)

Ingredients:

Pie Dish 1 Pie Shell

Large Bowl 6 cups Apples (2 medium/large Honeycrisp/Pink Lady + 4 small Granny Smith) 1 tablespoon Lemon Juice

Small Bowl 1/2 cup Granulated Sugar 1/4 cup Dark Brown Sugar 2 tablespoons Flour 1 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon Ground Nutmeg

Medium Bowl 1 stick Unsalted Butter 1 cup Flour 1 cup Dark Brown Sugar 1/2 teaspoon Ground Nutmeg 1/2 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon 1/8 teaspoon Ground Cloves

Preparation:

  1. Preheat oven to 375° F.
  2. Cut Apples into small chunks (~1 cm cubes) and place into the Large Bowl. Sprinkle with Lemon Juice.
  3. In the Small Bowl, mix together 1/2 c. Granulated Sugar, 1/4 c. Dark Brown Sugar, 2 tbsp. Flour, 1 tsp. Ground Cinnamon and 1/4 tsp. Ground Nutmeg. Sprinkle over Apples. Toss until Apples are evenly coated. Spoon into Pie Shell placed inside the Pie Dish.
  4. In the Medium Bowl, mix together 1 c. Flour and 1 c. Dark Brown Sugar, 1/2 tsp. Ground Nutmeg, 1/2 tsp. Ground Cinnamon and 1/8 tsp. Ground Cloves. Cut in 1 stick of Unsalted Butter until mixture is evenly crumbly. Sprinkle mixture over Apples in Pie Shell. Cover the top loosely with aluminum foil.
  5. Bake in preheated oven for 25 minutes. Remove foil and bake an additional 25 to 30 minutes (until the top is golden brown). Cool completely on a wire rack.
  6. Rejoice and enjoy the fruits of your labor.