Recipe Apple Pie With Crumb Topping
Roll out pastry to fit a 9 in.
Recipe apple pie with crumb topping. For the topping in a mixing bowl rub the flour sugar and nutmeg into the butter with your fingers until it has the texture of breadcrumbs w. Put the apple sugar cinnamon and cornflour in a medium saucepan and toss together. Refrigerate for 1 to 1 1 2 hours or until easy to handle.
Gradually add water tossing with a fork until dough forms a ball. Preheat oven to 450. In a small bowl mix together 1 2 cup flour and brown sugar.
Stir in raisins and walnuts optional. Bake the pie on the hot baking sheet until lightly browned about 30 minutes. Put the pan over a medium heat and cook for 10 minutes or until the apple slices are just soft.
Poke the center of the pie to make sure the apples are soft all of the way through. Cut in the shortening until crumbly. Use a pie crust ring or foil to cover the crust for the first 40 minutes of baking.
In a small bowl mix together white sugar 2 tablespoons flour cinnamon and nutmeg. Cover with crumb topping. Place in a 9 inch pie pan and gently press evenly on the sides.
Bake at 450 for 15 minutes reduce heat to 350 degrees and bake an additional 45 55 minutes. Reduce the oven temperature to 350 and bake until the apples are completely soft when. Sprinkle mixture over apples and toss until apple slices are evenly coated.