Dutch Apple Pie Recipe
Here at The Baking Coach, we want to save you as much time and effort as we can on Thanksgiving. If you still need a great dessert idea, you can't go wrong with this sweet and crumbly Dutch Apple Pie recipe!
Prep Time: 1 hr.
Servings: 8 slices.
Ingredients
For Pie Crust
- 1 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup (1 stick ) butter blend or ¼ cup or ½ stick unsalted butter + 1/4 cup vegetable shortening
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 3 -4 tablespoons ice cold water or orange juice (maybe up to 8, depending on weather)
For Filling
- 3 large or 4 medium apples – peeled and cut into ¼” slices or ½ inch pieces
- squeeze of lemon juice
- ½ - ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 tbsp. flour
- 1 tsp. cinnamon.
For Crumb Topping
- ¾ cup flour
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ stick or ¼ cup butter
- 1 tsp. cinnamon.
Making the Pie
Step 1: The Crust
Using your hands, rub the first four pie crust ingredients together until the mixture is crumbly and still has some larger chunks of butter/vegetable shortening. Make a well in the center of the flour/butter mixture; add to this approx. 3 - 4 tablespoons of ice water or orange juice. Now, gently mix the water into a flour/butter mixture until a dough is formed.
(Note: Depending on weather conditions or flour quality, you may need to add a little more water or flour to reach the desired dough consistency. This process can be performed by hand, mixer or food processor.)
Knead the dough on a lightly floured surface until it is smooth. Roll it into a ball, flatten into a disk, wrap it in plastic wrap, and let it rest in the refrigerator for about an hour.
Step 2: Once The Dough is Refrigerated
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Remove the dough disk from the fridge. Roll out dough on a lightly floured flat surface until it's large enough to cover the pie pan. Trim edges with a knife and, using a fork, puncture holes randomly about 3 or 4 times to vent the crust.
Step 3: The Filling
Place cut apples into a bowl. Add the squeeze of lemon juice and sugar. Mix until the apples are equally covered with sugar. Pour the apple mixture into pie pan lined with pie crust.
Step 3: The Crumb Topping
Place crumb topping ingredients in a bowl and, with your finger tip, mix together until it is combined and forms crumbs. Do not over-mix! Once the crumb topping has formed, use it to cover the apple mixture in the pie tin.
Place pie on top of a cookie sheet and bake for about 45 minutes, or until lightly golden brown.
That's it! Now you can focus on stuffing that turkey, making those sweet potatoes, and spending time with family!
