Dutch Apple Tree Pie

Packed amongst tart Granny Smith apples, cinnamon in addition to a piffling cream, Dutch Apple Pie is the pretty in addition to delicious cousin of the Classic Apple Pie.

Early Dutch Apple pies appointment dorsum to the Middle Ages. They were named for the agency they’re cooked, oftentimes inwards a deep Dutch oven. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 bottom crust is pre-baked in addition to then filled amongst soft cooked apples flavored amongst warm spices similar cinnamon in addition to cardamom. In the United States, Dutch Apple pie typically refers to an apple tree pie amongst soft, pre-cooked apples covered amongst a crunchy, sugariness in addition to buttery streusel topping. While it does non differ greatly inwards flavor from the classic apple tree pie, the Dutch Apple Pie has a rattling dissimilar texture which nosotros love.

 

We latterly made our annual trip to a local apple tree orchard.

Family owned Carter Mountain Orchard inwards Charlottesville, Virginia is our favorite identify to alternative apples, drinkable fresh cider in addition to binge on the famous, fresh, warm cider doughnuts. This twelvemonth nosotros were lucky plenty to pass the twenty-four hr menstruum amongst our grandson Isaac in addition to pose him to operate gathering apples for our Dutch Apple Pie. We also picked an enormous amount of Fuji apples to part in addition to enjoy. The Chiles household unit of measurement actually has it all figured out in addition to build apple tree picking an number to remember! During apple tree flavor I highly recommend going early on to trounce the crowds! Weekends at the orchard larn rattling busy this fourth dimension of year.

 

Granny Smith’s are my favorite go-to apples for all our apple tree pies.

Their tart flavor in addition to crisp texture dyad perfectly amongst your favorite sweetener. Granny Smith’s are first-class for all purposes similar baking, making sauces in addition to jams in addition to of course of written report for eating out of hand! You tin also practise a combination of Granny Smith apples in addition to some other sweeter diversity that are expert for baking. If you lot larn the hazard to alternative your ain apples, I highly recommend it.  Apple pies are out-of-this-world fantastic made amongst fresh picked apples, only saying.

We utilization our Perfect Pie Crust Recipe made inwards 3 Easy Steps for the base of operations of all our pies.

Click HERE to larn the pie crust recipe in addition to to picket the how-to video. The crust is rolled out in addition to pre-baked earlier filling. If you lot don’t wish to build your ain crust, utilization refrigerated store-bought pastry or your favorite frozen crust. Our flaky crust recipe makes plenty for a double crust pie, or ii unmarried crust pies. If you lot don’t take both crusts, freeze i for later!

 

While the crust is chilling in addition to and then baking, the apples are cooked on the stovetop.

Sautéed inwards a piffling butter in addition to tossed amongst cinnamon in addition to sugar, the apples create downwards into soft, piffling sugariness bites. The juice is drained from the cooked apples in addition to and then combined amongst a piffling heavy cream earlier existence added to the pre-baked pastry crust. Even though the apple tree filling is made amongst a piffling cream, H2O ice cream on plough over is nonetheless (always) a bully idea. I would non steer you lot wrong!

 

The slowly streusel topping is mixed together in addition to crumbled on plough over of the cooked apple tree filling.

Finally, the assembled pie is popped into the oven for only a brusk time, nigh xv minutes. This is only long plenty for the streusel topping to bake in addition to lightly brown. The crumbled topping is sugariness in addition to crunchy, in addition to the perfect compliment to the soft baked apple tree filling.

 

Dutch Apple Pie amongst H2O ice cream? Yes indeed 😉

 

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Dutch Apple Pie

Prep Time

45 mins

Cook Time

30 mins

Total Time

1 hr 15 mins

 

Packed amongst tart apples, cinnamon in addition to a piffling cream, in addition to finished amongst a buttery, crunchy streusel topping.

Course:

Dessert

Servings: 8 slices

Author: Tricia

Ingredients

• 
  1
  single Pie Crust Pastry for a 9-inch deep dish pan
  

For the crumble topping:

• 
  1
  cup
  all-purpose flour
  


• 
  1/4
  cup
  light chocolate-brown sugar
  


• 
  1/4
  cup
  granulated sugar
  


• 
  6
  tablespoons
  unsalted butter,
  melted
  

For the apple tree filling:

• 
  4 to 4 1/2
  pounds
  Granny Smith apples,
  about 10 medium/large apples
  


• 
  1/3
  cup
  granulated sugar
  


• 
  1/2
  teaspoon
  ground cinnamon
  


• 
  pinch
  of salt
  


• 
  2
  tablespoons
  unsalted butter
  


• 
  1/2
  cup
  heavy cream
  

Instructions

To build the struesel topping:

1. 
   
   Combine the flour in addition to sugars inwards a medium mixing bowl in addition to drizzle amongst the melted butter. Toss amongst a fork to combine. Refrigerate until needed.
   
   

To build the pre-baked pie pastry:

1. 
   
   Prepare the pie pastry in addition to business a 9-inch pie deep dish pan. Trim the dough in addition to bend the edges equally desired. Place the pie shell inwards the fridge for threescore minutes. This volition attention command shrinkage during the blind bake.
   
   


2. 
   
   Adjust the oven rack to the lower-middle position. Preheat oven to 425F. Line the frozen pastry amongst a double thickness of heavy duty foil, making certain the fluted border is covered. Fill the pastry amongst 2 cups of dried beans or pie weights. Bake for 20 minutes. Carefully take away the foil, beans or weights in addition to provide the pastry to the oven. Bake until lite golden brown, nigh 10 minutes longer. Remove from the oven.
   
   

To build the apple tree filling:

1. 
   
   While the pie crust is chilling in addition to baking, laid the apples.
   
   


2. 
   
   Peel, quarter, in addition to heart apples; spell each quarter crosswise into iv pieces nigh 1/4-inch thick. Toss apples, sugar, cinnamon, in addition to common salt inwards large bowl to combine.
   
   


3. 
   
   Heat butter inwards large Dutch oven over high rut until melted in addition to the foaming stops. Add apples in addition to toss to coat inwards the butter. Reduce rut to medium-high in addition to cook, covered, stirring occasionally, until apples are softened in addition to starting to intermission down, nigh 10-15 minutes.
   
   


4. 
   
   Set a large colander over large bowl. Spoon the cooked apples into the colander. Shake colander in addition to toss apples to drain off equally much juice equally possible.
   
   


5. 
   
   Return the juice to the Dutch oven in addition to add together the cream. Bring to a boil over high heat; cook, stirring occasionally, until thickened in addition to wooden spoon leaves trail on the bottom of the pan, nigh v minutes. Transfer the cooked apples to pre-baked pie shell; pour reduced juice mixture over in addition to shine top.
   
   


6. 
   
   Use a fork to intermission upwards whatever large clumps of the crumble topping. Spread the crumble evenly over the plough over of the apples. Bake the pie inwards the preheated oven until the topping is golden brown, nigh xv minutes. The apple tree filling should last bubbling around the edges. Tent amongst foil if needed to preclude over browning.
   
   


7. 
   
   Cool on a wire rack in addition to serve topped amongst H2O ice cream if desired.
   
   

Recipe Notes

Filling inspired from a Cook’s Illustrated recipe

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Here are a few to a greater extent than of our favorite apple tree pie recipes you lot powerfulness also enjoy:

Caramel Apple Pie a delicious twist on a classic apple tree pie.  The pie is lightly sweetened amongst a creamy caramel sauce, in addition to then served amongst an extra drizzle on top. Click HERE to larn the recipe for Caramel Apple Pie.

 

Our Classic Double Crust Apple Pie Recipe is made amongst tart, juicy apples piled high in addition to wrapped inwards a buttery, flaky, double crust pastry. To me, naught says ‘home’ similar Apple Pie! Click HERE for the Classic Apple Pie Recipe.

 

Apple Cranberry & Currant Crumb Pie a delicious pie amongst a fantastic combination of tart in addition to sugariness fruits, all soaked inwards a piffling brandy in addition to topped amongst a tasty crumble. Click HERE to larn the recipe for Apple Cranberry & Currant Crumb Pie.

 

 

 

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Thanks hence much for stopping by! Tricia

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