Apple Crumble Pie

• Vegetarian

• Produce

  • 8 cups Apples

• Baking & Spices

  • 2 tsp Cinnamon, ground
  • 2 3/16 cups Flour
  • 14 1/3 tbsp Granulated sugar
  • 3/4 tsp Sea salt

• Dairy

  • 1/2 cup Butter, unsalted
  • 6 tbsp Butter

• Liquids

  • 1/4 cup Water

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Ingredients

• 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
• ½ tsp sea salt
• 1 TBS granulated sugar
• ½ cup unsalted butter, COLD, cut into 1 inch pieces (Vegan Option: Earth Balance)
• ¼ cup ice cold water
• 8-10 cups apples - peeled, cored and sliced
• ½ cup granulated sugar
• 3 TBS all-purpose flour
• 1 ½ tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• ¾ cup all-purpose flour
• 6 TBS butter, softened (Vegan Option: Earth Balance)
• ½ tsp ground cinnamon
• ¼ tsp sea salt

Directions

• Place the flour, salt, and sugar in a food processor fitted with an “S” blade and pulse to combine.
• Add the butter (or earth balance) and cold water and process until the mixture resembles a coarse meal, begins to stick together, and holds together when pinched. 
• Remove dough from processor (will be crumbly) and form into a ball.
• Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 15 minutes or overnight.
• In a small bowl, mix together sugar, flour, cinnamon and salt until combined.
• Cut in butter with a fork, a pastry cutter, or your hands until crumbly.
• Set aside.
• Place your peeled and cored apples in a microwave safe dish and heat for 5 minutes, until apples are slightly soft to the touch.
• While apples are in the microwave, in a small bowl, mix together sugar, flour cinnamon and nutmeg.
• Once apples are finished cooking in the microwave, drain any excess water.
• Add ½ of the dry mixture to the soft apples and stir to coat the apples.
• Add the rest of the dry ingredients and mix until the apples are evenly coated.
• Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Remove crust from refrigerator and roll into a circle, about ¼ to ½ inches thick. (if it has been refrigerated overnight you will need to let it sit on the counter at room temperature until it is pliable).
• Gently place crust into pie plate, forming it to look how you would like!
• Pour filling into unbaked pie crust.
• Use your hands to evenly sprinkle the crumb topping over the filling.
• Place a pie crust shield or aluminum foil over the outer crust of your pie to protect it from burning. Remove shield in the last 10-15 minutes of baking if it doesn’t begin to brown under the shield)
• Bake your pie in the preheated oven for 45-60 minutes, or until the filling begins to bubble and the top is lightly browned.
• Let cool for at least 1 hour and dig in!