Dutch Apple Pie

In anticipation of a visit from my daughter, son-in-law and grandchildren, I bought a bag of little gala apples I thought the kids might enjoy eating.  Well, they ate two. The remainder of the bag of apples,  coupled with the fact that I was having my church Life Group over for dinner that night, for which I needed a dessert, caused me to think quickly about a no-fuss dessert. Dutch Apple Pie took care of the remaining apples and came together quickly with the help of a store-bought pie crust.

I made the pie early in the day so I could check that one thing off my list and focus on dinner. After I took it out of the oven, it sat on the bar, a safe distance from Belle the Basset Hound, for the rest of the day. The crumble topping looked so good.  I couldn’t wait to slice into it.

I just love it when fruit juices ooze over the side of the baking dish.  I always look for that and delight in it when I see it.

I had to stretch this pie in order to get 8 servings. Slicing this pie into 8 pieces would result in skimpy pie servings.  My friends deserve better than that. So, I scooped pie into some cute little green and white baking cups and place them on individual dessert plates.

Alongside that, I added a scoop of premium vanilla ice cream, a chocolate chip sweet potato cookie (from Sweet Potato Love), and raspberries.  I didn’t snap a photo of the dessert plate but I was satisfied with the final result.

Homemade desserts are a special treat that folks genuinely enjoy.  Well, that along with home cooking. Don’t stress over desserts.  Get help from the store when you need it.  I reach for store-bought pie crusts frequently.  After all, the pie crust isn’t the star of the show.  What matters the most is that your hands and heart got involved in cooking for folks.

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Dutch Apple Pie

yield: one (9-inch) pie

preheat oven to 400 degrees

A store-bought pie crust makes easy work of this pie.  The topping is a delicious crumble mixture.  After filling the pie shell with the apple slices, place it on top of a prepared baking sheet before spreading on the crumble topping.  Let the baking sheet catch the crumbles for you.

1 prepared 9-inch pie crust

make the filling:

8 1/2 cups apples, peeled, cored, and sliced

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1/4 cup all-purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 tablespoon lemon or lime juice

Add all ingredients to a large mixing bowl.  Stir until apples are well coated.

Pour into the prepared pie crust.  Mound apples toward the center. Place on a baking sheet covered with aluminum foil.

Set aside.

make the topping:

1 cup all-purpose flour

2/3 cup brown sugar, firmly packed

1/2  cup unsalted butter, cubed

1 tablespoon granulated sugar

In a same mixing bowl you used for the filling (no need to mess up another one), add flour, brown sugar, butter cubes.  Rub in the butter with your fingers, or use a pastry blender, until the mixtures looks like crumbles.

Sprinkle crumb topping evenly over apple filling.

Bake in a 400 degree preheated oven for 50 minutes or until topping is brown and filling is bubbly.

Let cool before serving.

For more great Southern recipes, check out these from  Fave Southern Recipes:

Easy Skillet Apple Pie

Gooey Apple Streusel Bars

Deep Fried Apple Hand Pies

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Dutch Apple Pie

Author: Jackie Garvin

Ingredients

• yield: one 9-inch pie
• preheat oven to 400 degrees
• A store-bought pie crust makes easy work of this pie. The topping is a delicious crumble mixture. After filling the pie shell with the apple slices place it on top of a prepared baking sheet before spreading on the crumble topping. Let the baking sheet catch the crumbles for you.
• 1 prepared 9-inch pie crust
• make the filling:
• 8 1/2 cups apples peeled, cored, and sliced
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon lemon or lime juice
• make the topping:
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2/3 cup brown sugar firmly packed
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter cubed
• 1 tablespoon granulated sugar

Instructions

• make the filling:
• Add all ingredients to a large mixing bowl. Stir until apples are well coated.
• Pour into the prepared pie crust. Mound apples toward the center. Place on a baking sheet covered with aluminum foil.
• make the crumble topping:
• In a same mixing bowl you used for the filling (no need to mess up another one), add flour, brown sugar, butter cubes. Rub in the butter with your fingers, or use a pastry blender, until the mixtures looks like crumbles.
• Sprinkle crumb topping evenly over apple filling.
• Bake in a 400 degree preheated oven for 50 minutes or until topping is brown and filling is bubbly.
• Let cool before serving.

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