The Classic
Apple pie will never go out of style. I could eat apple pie 24/7 365. It is the perfect thank you gift, the OG of desserts. Apple pie is an All-American classic, but today we are going Dutch. I am not entirely on that 1950’s housewife lattice status, but this crumb-topped apple pie might be even more delicious.
Prep Time: 90 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Total Time: 2 hours and 10 minutes
Yields: 1 pie, 8 servings
Crust ingredients:
- 2 eggs
- 2 1/2 cups flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 1/2 sticks butter, cold and cut into cubes
- 4-8 tbs ice water
*There would be absolutely no judgement from me if you wanted to completely skip the making your own crust step and buy one from the store. I’m extra so I have to start from the ground up.
Filling ingredients:
- 2 1/2 pounds (7 or 8 medium sized) Granny Smiths apples. cored + sliced
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 tbs flour
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 tsps cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- 1/3 cup lemon juice
- 1 3/4 tbs cornstarch
- 3 1/2 tbs butter
Crumb topping ingredients:
- 6 tbs unsalted butter
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
- 1/4 tsps kosher salt
- 1-2 tsps ground cinnamon
Crust Directions:
- Combine the ice water + eggs
- Combine the flour, butter, and salt into a mixing bowl and mix with your finger tips
(All of these ingredients have to remain as cold as possible so work quickly!)
- Mix all of the crust ingredients together, until the crust is a solid dough texture and it’s able to be packed into a disc shape
- Wrap it in cling warp and let it chill for 30 minutes in the refrigerator
- Make a flour bed and roll out the pie crust until the dough is about 1/8 of an inch
- Fit the crust into the desired baking pan + let it chill in the fridge whilst making the filling
Filling Directions:
- Preheat oven to 400°
- Wash, peel, core, and thinly slice the apples
- Add apples, brown sugar, salt, lemon juice, and cornstarch into a mixing bowl
- Let the mixture rest for 30 minutes, stirring in every 10 minutes
- Place mixture into a colander + drain the liquid SAVE THE LIQUID
- Boil the liquid down + add the butter
- Once the mixture reaches caramel like consistency, pour it onto the apples and mix it in
- Pour the filling into the dough lined baking pan and pack the apples in
Crumb Topping Directions:
- Melt butter
- Add dry ingredients
- Stir until the mixture has sand like consistency
- Sprinkle crumb topping onto the the pie filling
- Place pie in the middle of the oven + bake for 40-45 minutes
There you have it! The perfect classic American/Dutch mashup up. As my culinary skills advance, I might switch things up and try a lattice braid or basket weave, but until then, I am going to keep things nice and simple. Pair this baby with vanilla ice cream and the crowd will go wild! The children I served this to sure did.
