Author: Ciao Chow Linda
- 1 purchased pie crust or your favorite home made pie crust
- 7-8 apples, peeled and sliced evenly (about 9-10 cups of sliced apples)
- (I used a combination of mostly Honey Crisps and Granny Smiths)
- 4 tablespoons butter
- ½ cup sugar
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
- a pinch of cloves
- a few gratings of fresh nutmeg
- a pinch of salt
- 2 T. lemon juice
- 2 T. cornstarch
- FOR THE TOPPING:
- ½ cup butter
- 1 cup flour
- ⅔ cup brown sugar
- ¾ cup chopped walnuts
- a pinch of cinnamon
- FOR THE PIECRUST:
- I rolled out the pie crust and placed it gently in a pie plate that was sprayed with PAM.
- Then, I crimped the outer edge and pricked the bottom with a fork.
- I preheated the oven to 375 degrees F. and placed the uncooked pie crust in the refrigerator while the oven was preheating.
- When the oven reaches 375 degrees, place a buttered piece of aluminum foil in the pie shell, and weigh it down with pie weights or beans.
- Place in the oven and bake for 10 minutes.
- Remove from the oven, remove the pie weights and aluminum foil and bake the crust for another 10 minutes.
- FOR THE PIE FILLING:
- Peel, core and slice the apples into slices about ¼ inch thick.
- Place the butter in a large skillet, big enough to hold all the apple slices.
- Cook the apple slices in the butter on a gentle heat for about 10 minutes or until they start to soften,
- Do not cook completely. They will continue to cook in the oven.
- When they begin to soften, turn off the heat and stir in the spices, the salt and the cornstarch.
- Spoon all the apples into the prebaked pie crust, then cover with the streusel topping and bake in a 375 degree oven for 25 minutes.
- Check the pie to make sure it isn't browning too much on the edges and bake for another 5-10 minutes, placing aluminum foil strips around the edges if it's getting too browned.
- STREUSEL TOPPING:
- Mix the flour, brown sugar, walnuts and cinnamon together, then using your fingers, blend in the butter.
- Carefully spread the topping over the apples and bake as directed above,
Recipe by Ciao Chow Linda at https://ciaochowlinda.com/2021/11/apple-streusel-pie.html
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