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french crumb apple pie

(2 ratings)
Recipe by
Beth Streeter
Easton, PA

This pie got me married! I made this pie for my husband when we were first dating. A few years later he told me that as soon as he tasted that pie he knew he was going to marry me. Now that is what I call a GOOD PIE!! Hope you enjoy it!

(2 ratings)
yield 10 -12
prep time 30 Min
cook time 50 Min

Ingredients For french crumb apple pie

  • PIE BOTTOM CRUST INGREDIENTS
  • 1 c
    all purpose flour
  • 1/3 c
    crisco
  • 1 Tbsp
    heaping crisco
  • 1 dash
    salt
  • cold water
  • PIE FILLING INGREDIENTS
  • 6 c
    granny smith apples sliced
  • 3/4 c
    sugar
  • 1/4 c
    all purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp
    nutmeg
  • 1/2 tsp
    cinnamon
  • 1 dash
    salt
  • CRUMB TOPPING INGREDIENTS
  • 1 stick
    butter hard
  • 1 c
    flour
  • 1/2 c
    brown sugar

How To Make french crumb apple pie

  • 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.
  • 2
    Take flour and crisco and put it in a medium bowl.
  • 3
    Use a fork or a pastry cutter to incorporate the crisco into the flour. Until it looks like little balls.
  • 4
    Take a tablespoon of cold water and add it to the mixture. Gently working it in.
  • 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.
  • 6
    Wrap it in wax paper and put it in the fridge for about an hour.
  • 7
    Filling Directions
  • 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.
  • 9
    At this point you want to preheat your oven to 425 degrees.
  • 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.
  • 11
    Put the apple mixture into crust and get ready to make your topping.
  • 12
    Topping directions
  • 13
    Take flour and brown sugar and incorporate them together using a wire whisk.
  • 14
    Take your stick of cold butter and slice it into the mixture.
  • 15
    With a fork or pastry cutter cut the butter into the flour mixture until it resembles little balls.
  • 16
    Flute the edges of your pie crust BEFORE you put the crumb topping on.
  • 17
    Spread crumb topping over the apples until it is completely covered.
  • 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.
  • 19
    The pies juices should be bubbling up through the crust. That's how you know it's done. Enjoy!

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