Aunt Betty’s Vegan Apple Pie

• Produce

  • 6 cups Cooking apples

• Condiments

  • 1 tbsp Lemon juice
  • 1/2 cup Vegan butter

• Baking & Spices

  • 1/4 cup Brown sugar
  • 1/2 tsp Cinnamon, ground
  • 3 1/2 cups Flour
  • 14 tbsp Granulated sugar
  • 1 1/4 tsp Salt
  • 7/8 cup Shortening

• Liquids

  • 1/3 cup Water

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Description

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups flour (I use all purpose)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 Tablespoons granulated sugar
• 3/4 cup + 2 Tablespoons shortening (I use Earth Balance), cut into small cubes
• 1/3 cup cold water
• 6 cups peeled and diced cooking apples (I like Fuji or Gala)
• 1/4 cup flour (I use all purpose)
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 Tablespoon of lemon juice (apple cider vinegar works too)
• 1 cup flour (I use all purpose)
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup vegan butter, cubed (I use Earth Balance)

Directions

• In the food processor, fitted with the pastry blade, mix flour, salt, and sugar in a bowl (alternately, this can be done by hand).
• Add the shortening. Pulse until in becomes crumbly.
• Add the water and pulse until it becomes a cohesive dough (you want to do this as quickly as you can, with minimal processing).
• Cover with plastic and put in the fridge while you work on the filling.
• Preheat oven to 450°.
• Combine the apples, flour, sugar, cinnamon, and lemon juice.
• Roll out the now chilled dough. I use a baking mat with flour to prevent it from sticking. Roll out the dough to be about the size of your pie plate, with about 1 overlap.
• Carefully lift the rolled out crust into the pie plate.
• Fold over the excess dough and pinch around the outside of the dough to make a crimped decorative crust.
• Fill the crust with the apple filling
• Combine flour, sugars, and salt into a bowl.
• Add the cubed butter and mix with your fingers until it resembles coarse crumbs.
• Sprinkle over the apples. There will be plenty of crumb topping—use your hands to lightly pack it down.
• Bake in the pre-heated oven for 10 minutes
• Reduce the temperature to 400°.
• Bake for 40 minutes more.
• Remove from oven and allow to cool and let the juices from the apples set before cutting.
• Serve with vanilla ice cream !