Crumbly Apple Pie

* Exported from MasterCook II *

Crumbly Apple Pie

Recipe By : Home Baking 07-11
Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :45:00
Categories :
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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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

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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