Dutch Apple Pie
Dutch Apple Pie is my all time favorite pie. Homemade crust, apples , cinnamon and the crumb topping…I love the crumb topping. Good grief you have to love the genius of the first person to ever decide to take fruit, put it in a pastry crust and create pie. There have been lots of adaptions along the way.
This recipe for Delicious Dutch Apple Pie is absolutely wonderful. The filling in the pie sets up nicely, if there’s one thing that drives me batty its when the filling spills out and onto the pie plate. This set up perfectly , even though I cut it when it was slightly warm.
You can save yourself some time and use a pre made pie crust. I made homemade and will include that recipe after the pie filling recipe just in case you want to try it. It always turns out so flaky and delicious and can be made a day ahead and stored in the fridge. I’ve said this before and I’m saying it again. Lemon does wonderful things to apples, it brightens their flavor just like it does for berries. Please don’t skip tossing the apples with lemon juice.
I stood in the kitchen waving the pie in the air trying to make it cool faster so I could have a slice. And when I finally got a slice, it was followed by another. You’re going to love this Delicious Dutch Apple Pie! Enjoy!
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Dutch Apple Pie
Delicious Dutch Apple Pie - the perfect combination of apples, brown and cinnamon topped with oodles of crumb topping in an all butter crust.
Servings: 8
Ingredients
- 1 of your favorite homemade pie crusts or 1 ready-made pie crust
- 5 1/2 cups peeled cored sliced cooking apples I used Gala Apples
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup brown sugar packed
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup flour
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup brown sugar packed
- 1/3 cup butter
All Butter Pie Crust
- 1 1/4 cup all purpose flour
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup butter put the butter in the freezer long enough to get very cold, then grate it , return it to the freezer til your ready to use it. It incorporates into the flour faster and more evenly grated
- 1/4 cup very cold water you can also put this in the freezer til it has ice crystals on it
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- Fit pie crust into pie plate.
- In a large bowl, mix sliced apples, lemon juice, both sugars,flour, cinnamon and nutmeg.
- Pile into crust.
- Prepare topping:.
- In a medium bowl, with a pastry blender or a fork, mix flour, both sugars, and butter until coarsely crumbled.
- Sprinkle evenly over apples.
- Bake at 375°F for 50 minutes.
All Butter Pie Crust Directions
- I have mixed the flour and salt in a bowl and put it in the freezer as well. having all the ingredients very cold is the key to making this butter crust.
- In a large bowl, combine flour and salt. Cut in butter with pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in water, a tablespoon at a time, until mixture forms a ball. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight.
- I've never waited 4 hours for it to refrigerate, 2 hours is the longest refrigeration time I've ever given the dough before using it the same day. I have made it and placed it in the fridge overnight to use the next day..
- Roll dough out to fit a 9 inch pie plate. Place crust in pie plate. Press the dough evenly into the bottom and sides of the pie plate.
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Yum!
Sonia thanks for stopping by , I hope you get to make it, its really wonderful!
Thanks for telling us what type of apples you used, most do not and we are scratching our heads when picking out the right apples… sounds yummy….
If I use a frozen pie crust, should it be fully defrosted before using?
Lynn, yes your frozen pie crust should be completely thawed out before making the pie.
Joanne, your welcome!
Just made this yesterday and all I can say is O.M.G!! This is the most incredible (and quite EASY) apple pie I’ve ever had! I did use a frozen crust but let it sit out for about 15 minutes before filling it. I also had some extra topping, so next time I’m thinking of using 1/2 cup of flour instead of 3/4. I used Granny Smith apples for mine. Since I used a frozen crust in the flimsy metal pan, I placed the pan on top of a cookie sheet for stability. Also, around 40 minutes, my apples were still a bit hard but the crust was dark enough, so I placed foil over top and cooked it for another 15 minutes. PERFECT!!! Can’t WAIT to make this again. Oh – I’m also planning on making this for Thanksgiving at my in-laws!
Lynn thank you so much for coming back and telling me you made it! I love that! There won’t be any left over on Thanksgiving, better get a big slice!! LOL!!
In the oven as we speak! Smells awesome….can’t wait to try it with vanilla ice cream.YUM!!!
Anonymous, I hope you come back and tell me you loved it! I’m drooling here thinking about vanilla ice cream and Dutch Apple Pie!
Can you freeze this instead of baking it right away?
Anonymous, here’s a link that says YOU CAN freeze an apple crumb pie before you bake it. Check it out !
http://www.anoregoncottage.com/crumb-topped-apple-pie-bake-or-freeze/ Copy the link and paste in your search engine.
I baked mine at 375 for twenty-five minutes before adding the topping and then baked it for another forty minutes. It came out prefect! Thanks for the recipe!
Anonymous, thank you for stopping by and telling me you made the pie and loved it!
Tried to make this pie today. First time ever making apple pie so I was excited as its my husbands favorite. Followed recipe to a tee. However the middle was watery. Not sure what I did wrong. My husband said it had great flavor but I consider the soup in the pie pan a fail. Any suggestions how to fix that? I would like to get it right.
Anonymous, the only thing I can think of is to ask what kind of apple did you use? Not all apples are suited to bake with. Some bake down to almost mush. Using a baking apple might give you better results. Copy and paste this link from the Farmers Almanac on apples and how to use the different varieties. http://www.almanac.com/content/best-apples-baking Check the comment section as well. Your pie was not a failure, it was your first attempt and you did a wonderful job! Baking is a learning process and you are off to a fantastic start by making your first pie!
Attempting to make this pie now. Because my hubbie loves apple pie. Hoping it turns out okay!
Anonymous, It’s a wonderful pie! Let me know how it goes for you!
I will never, EVER buy store bought Dutch apple pie again. I’ve made this two times in as many days. (And once about a month ago.) It was demolished at my Super Bowl party. I use my go-to pie crust and top it with homemade caramel sauce. It’s like angels singing in my mouth. Thank you for sharing this recipe!
Susan I’m so happy you made this and loved it as much as I do!! Thank you for coming back to tell me!