Apple Crisp Pie

Apple Crisp Pie

This pie is like a Dutch Apple Pie and an Apple Crisp had a baby... a delicious baby!

Total time: 1 hour, 35 minutes

Ingredients:

1/3 cup plus 1 Tablespoon coconut oil
1 3/4 cups flour, divided
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 to 3 Tablespoons ice water
2/3 cup sugar
1 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon, divided
1 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg, divided
6 cups thinly sliced peeled tart apples (about 6 medium apples)
2/3 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup quick-cooking or old fashioned oats
1/3 cup butter, softened

Directions:

1.  Prepare pastry:  Combine 1 cup flour and salt.  Cut in coconut oil using a fork or pastry blender until particles are the size of coarse crumbs.  Add ice water, 1 tablespoon at a time, until flour is moistened and pastry almost cleans side of bowl. Placed on a well-floured area.  With a rolling pin, roll into a circle 2 inches larger than the pie plate.  Ease pastry into pie plate.  Cut and crimp edges.

2.  Heat oven to 425°.  Set aside prepared pastry.

3.  Mix sugar, 1/4 cup flour,1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, and 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg in a large bowl.  Stir in apples.  Spoon into prepared pastry-lined pie plate.

4.  To make topping:  Combine brown sugar, 1/2 cup flour, oats, butter, 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon and 3/4 teaspoon nutmeg in a bowl.  Sprinkle over apples.

5.  Bake 50 minutes, covering loosely with aluminum foil during the last 10 minutes of baking to prevent excessive browning.


Makes 8 servings

 

Apple Crisp Pie