Crumbly apple pie

8 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
CRUST -- recipe
1cupFlour
½teaspoonSalt
cupVegetable shortening --
Chilled
¼cupWater -- ice cold
FILLING -- recipe
7mediumsGranny Smith apples --
Peeled, cored, chop
Sliced thin
½cupSugar
¼teaspoonCinnamon -- ground
¼teaspoonNutmeg -- ground
¼teaspoonSalt
TOPPING -- recipe
¾cupBrown sugar -- firmly
Packed
¾cupFlour
½teaspoonNutmeg -- ground
cupButter -- chilled, cut in
Pcs
45Minutes preparation
30Minutes chilling
35Minutes baking
Date: Wed, 16 Oct 1996 22:01:33

Directions

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.

Recipe By : Home Baking 07-11 ~0400