french crumb apple pie

How To Make french crumb apple pie

• Step 1
  Bottom pie crust directions. I am going to make this as complete as I can for everyone that has never made their own pie crust.
• Step 2
  Take flour and crisco and put it in a medium bowl.
• Step 3
  Use a fork or a pastry cutter to incorporate the crisco into the flour. Until it looks like little balls.
• Step 4
  Take a tablespoon of cold water and add it to the mixture. Gently working it in.
• Step 5
  Continue to add water a tablespoon at a time until you form a ball of dough. It should still be a tiny bit dry. You don't want it soaked.
• Step 6
  Wrap it in wax paper and put it in the fridge for about an hour.
• Step 7
  Filling Directions
• Step 8
  Take all the filling ingredients and put them in a bowl and mix. Let them sit for about 15 minutes till the apples and ingredients get nice and juicy.
• Step 9
  At this point you want to preheat your oven to 425 degrees.
• Step 10
  Roll out your bottom crust and place in a 9 inch pie pan.Just a little note if you have a marble rolling pin put it in the freezer for about a half hour before you roll out the dough. It makes it much easier to roll.
• Step 11
  Put the apple mixture into crust and get ready to make your topping.
• Step 12
  Topping directions
• Step 13
  Take flour and brown sugar and incorporate them together using a wire whisk.
• Step 14
  Take your stick of cold butter and slice it into the mixture.
• Step 15
  With a fork or pastry cutter cut the butter into the flour mixture until it resembles little balls.
• Step 16
  Flute the edges of your pie crust BEFORE you put the crumb topping on.
• Step 17
  Spread crumb topping over the apples until it is completely covered.
• Step 18
  Bake at 425 degrees for 50 minutes... Cover the pie with foil the last 15 minutes of baking so your crumbs don't burn.
• Step 19
  The pies juices should be bubbling up through the crust. That's how you know it's done. Enjoy!
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