Description
Dutch apple pie recipe with buttery pie crust, tender cinnamon apple filling and crispy crumble (for a 9 inch/22-24 cm pan 10 - 12 slices)
Ingredients
Pie crust
- 200 g (1 2/3 cups)Flour - all-purpose
- 40 g (1/4 cup) Powdered sugar
- 1 pinch of salt
- 135 g (1 stick + 2 tbsp)Butter - unsalted and very cold
- 60 ml (4 tbsp) Water - iced
Streusel
- 100 g (3/4 cup) Flour - all-purpose
- 100 g (1 cup) Almond meal
- 50 g (1/4 cup) Brown sugar
- 100 g (1/2 stick + 3 tbsp) Butter - unsalted and cold
- 1 pinch of Flower of salt
- 1/2 teaspoon Cinnamon - ground optional
Apple Filling
- 5 Apples
- 80 g (1/3 cup) Brown sugar
- 2 tsp. Vanilla extract
- 1-2 tbsp. Lemon juice - approx. 20 ml
- 30 g (1/4 cup) Flour - or cornstarch
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
Instructions
Crumble:
- In a medium bowl put the flour with the brown sugar, almond meal, ground cinnamon, and sea salt and mix.
- Add the chopped, cold butter and crumble it between your fingers, then gather the dough until it has a compact texture.
- Crumble the dough into very small balls, cover with plastic wrap, and place in the fridge.
Pie crust:
- Place the flour, powdered sugar, and pinch of salt in a bowl and mix.
- Then add the cold butter pieces and crumble with your fingertips until you have a sandy texture.
- Then add the cold water and gather the dough until you have a homogeneous ball of dough.
- Cover with plastic wrap and place in the fridge for 20 minutes.
- Roll out the dough between 2 sheets of parchment paper or on a floured work surface to a thickness of 3-4 mm.
- Grease a 9-inch/22-24 cm pie plate with butter and line it with the pastry disk.
- Place the pie pan in the fridge or freezer while preparing the filling.
Apple Filling:
- In a large bowl, place the apple slices with all the other ingredients, brown sugar, vanilla, lemon juice, cinnamon, and flour.
- Mix with a tablespoon until all ingredients are well blended together.
Baking:
- Fill the pie pan with the apple filling and spoon the apples to fill in any voids.
- Pour the crumble over the top until it completely covers the apples.
- Bake in the oven on medium-high for 55 minutes to 1 hour.
- Remove the pie from the oven and let it cool completely to room temperature.
- Serve warm or cold with a little vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.
Notes
Storage: 3-4 days in the refrigerator under a plastic wrap and up to 3 months in the freezer.
You can cover the pie with aluminum foil if the crumble seems overcooked and the cooking time is not finished.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Category: pie, tart, dessert