Dutch Apple Pie

Mar 9, 2022, 4:00:00 PM

A simple dutch apple pie recipe with a homemade crumble topping. The soft baked apples drenched in cinnamon and sugar are delicious with the crunchy crumble topping.

Prep: 30 minutes plus chilling and cooling   Bake: 1 hour 15 minutes   Serves: 8

INGREDIENTS

Crumb Topping

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • ½ cup unsalted butter, melted
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ¼ teaspoon salt

Pie Dough

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour plus additional for dusting
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ cup cold unsalted butter (½ stick), cut into ½-inch pieces
  • 2 tablespoons cold vegetable shortening, cut into ½-inch pieces
  • 3 tablespoons ice water

Apple Filling

  • 6 large Fuji, Granny Smith or Honeycrisp apples, peeled, cored and thinly sliced
  • ¼ cup brown sugar
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon apple pie spice
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

DIRECTIONS

  1. Crumb Topping: In medium bowl, stir all ingredients; cover and refrigerate 1 hour.
  2. Pie Dough: In food processor, pulse flour and salt. Add butter and shortening; pulse until small crumbs remain. Add water, 1 tablespoon at a time, pulsing after each addition until mixture holds together when pinched between fingers. Shape dough into disk; wrap with plastic wrap and refrigerate 1 hour.
  3. Apple Filling: Preheat oven to 400°; place 9-inch pie plate on rimmed baking pan. In large bowl, toss apples, sugars, flour, apple pie spice and lemon juice.
  4. Unwrap dough; place on lightly floured work surface. Roll dough into 12-inch circle (about ⅛-inch thick); press onto bottom and up sides of pie plate. With scissors, trim edges of dough and flute; add Apple Filling and top with Crumb Topping.
  5. Bake pie 15 minutes; reduce oven temperature to 350°. Bake pie 1 hour or until filling is bubbling and top is golden brown; cool 30 minutes. Cut pie into 8 pieces.

Approximate nutritional values per serving (1 piece): 492 Calories, 21g Fat (12g Saturated), 46mg Cholesterol, 156mg Sodium, 74g Carbohydrates, 5g Fiber, 42g Sugars, 4g Protein

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