Apples and Cream Crumb Pie
Ingredients :
Filling:
1 1/2 cup sour cream
1 x egg
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup flour
2 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp salt
3 lb apples peeled, cored and
cut in thin wedges Cinnamon Pastry Shell:
1 3/4 cup flour
1/4 cup sugar
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
2/3 cup cold butter
2 tbl cold water (2 to 3) Streusel Topping:
1/2 cup flour
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup brown sugar packed
1 tbl cinnamon
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup cold butter
1 cup walnuts coarsely chopped
Method :
* Filling:
Combine sour cream, egg, sugar, flour, vanilla and salt in large bowl. Add apples and mix well. Turn into Cinnamon Pastry Shell.
* Cover crimped edges lightly with foil. Bake at 450 degrees 10 minutes, reduce heat to 350 degrees F and continue baking 35 to 40 minutes.
* Remove pie from oven. Stir apple filling, gently but thoroughly.
* Remove foil around edges. Spoon Streusel Topping evenly on top.
* Return to oven and bake 15 to 20 minutes longer. Serve warm, at room temperature or cold.
* Makes 1 (10-inch) pie.
* Cinnamon Pastry Shell:
Combine flour, sugar, cinnamon and salt in mixer bowl. Cut in butter until particles are size of small peas. Sprinkle in cold water, 1 tablespoon at a time, tossing with fork until all flour is moistened and pastry almost cleans side of bowl.
* Gather into ball. On lightly floured board, roll pastry 2 inches larger than inverted 10-inch pie plate. Ease into pie plate and crimp edges decoratively.
* Streusel Topping:
Combine flour, granulated sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon and salt in bowl. Cut in butter until crumble. Stir in walnuts.
* NOTES : Here is perfectly wonderful apple pie with a cinnamon crust and streusel topping. It is a bit more work than some but absolutely worth it.