Apple Pie Crumble Topping Recipe
Add the apples to the pie crust.
Apple pie crumble topping recipe. For the pastry whizz the flour sugar a pinch of salt and the butter in a food processor until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Prepare the crumb topping and sprinkle it over the pie. Refrigerate for 1 to 1 1 2 hours or until easy to handle.
Put the pie dish on a baking sheet and bake for 50 minutes reducing the temperature after 20 minutes. In a large bowl combine flour and salt. Place a foil lined baking sheet on the lowest oven rack.
Layer apple slices in pie shell it will be really full and pour any leftover juice over the apples. Preheat oven to 375 degrees and press pie crust into pie plate. In a medium bowl add the 1 cup flour and 1 cup brown sugar together and stir.
Top apple slices with topping and pat it down over the apples. Gradually add water tossing with a fork until dough forms a ball. Fluting the edges helps the pie crust to hold the filling while baking.
Place pie pan on a cookie sheet they tend to drip over if really full this will save your oven. In a large bowl mix the apples lemon juice sugar flour cinnamon and nutmeg. Cut in the shortening until crumbly.
Toss apple slices with sugar lemon juice cinnamon nutmeg and flour. Roll out pastry to fit a 9 in. Preheat oven to 450.