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Crumbly Apple Pie
Author/Submitted by: Home Baking 07-11
Servings: 8
Categories:
Desserts
/
Pies & Pastries
Ingredients:
CRUST,
recipe
1
c
flour 1/2
tsp
salt 1/3
c
vegetable shortening,
chilled
1/4
c
water,
ice cold
FILLING,
recipe
7
md
Granny Smith apples,
peeled, cored, chop
-- -sliced thin 1/2
c
sugar 1/4
tsp
cinnamon,
ground
1/4
tsp
nutmeg,
ground
1/4
tsp
salt
TOPPING,
recipe
3/4
c
brown sugar,
firmly packed
3/4
c
flour 1/2
tsp
nutmeg,
ground
1/3
c
butter,
chilled, cut in pcs
Directions:
45 minutes preparation
30 minutes chilling
35 minutes baking
1 Place oven rack in lowest position. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2 To prepare crust, in a medium bowl, mix together flour and salt. using
a
pastry blender or 2 knives, cut shortening into flour mixture until coarse
crumbs form.
3 Add water, 1 tablespoon at a time, tossing with a fork, until a dough
forms. Shape into a disk, wrap in plastic wrap, and chill for 30 minutes.
4 On a floured surface, using a floured rolling pin, roll dough into a
12"
circle. Fit into a 9" pie pan. Trim excess dough, leaving a 1 inch
overhang;
make a decorative edge.
5 To prepare filling, mix together all ingredients. Spoon into crust.
6 To prepare topping, in a small bowl, mix together brown sugar, flour,
and
nutmeg. Using a pastry blender or 2 knives, cut butter into brown sugar
mixture utnil coarse crumbs form. Sprinkle apples evenly with topping.
7 Bake pie until topping is lighlty browned and filling is bubbly, 35
minutes. If pie is overbrowning, cover loosely with aluminum foil.
Transfer
to a wire rack to cool.
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