Apple Pie With Walnut Streusel
Serves: 4
Kendrick Gleason
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
53
Spice
47
Sweetness
47
Sourness
38
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Prep time (avg)
4
Difficulty
Ingredients:
4 tbsps
Brown Sugar (firmly packed)2 tbsps
Granulated Sugar4 tbsps
All-Purpose Flour1 tbsp
Lemon Juice (fresh)3 tsp
Cinnamon2 tbsps
Milk3 tsp
Salt4 tbsps
Unsalted Butter (softened)1 cup
Walnut (chopped)Directions:
1
Make the pastry dough: In a large bowl with a pastry blender or in a food processor blend or pulse together flour, sugar, salt, and butter until mixture resembles coarse meal
2
Add 2 tablespoons ice water and toss with a fork or pulse until incorporated
3
Add enough remaining ice water, 1 tablespoon at a time, tossing or pulsing to incorporate, until mixture begins to form a dough
4
On a work surface smear dough in 3 or 4 forward motions with heel of hand to slightly develop gluten in flour and make dough easier to work with
5
Form dough into a ball and flatten to form a 1-inch-thick disk
6
Wrap dough in plastic wrap and chill 30 minutes
7
Make the topping: In a small bowl with your fingertips blend butter, brown sugar, and flour until smooth and blend in nuts
8
Chill topping, covered
9
Make the filling: Peel and core apples
10
Cut apples into 1/2-inch wedges and in a bowl toss with remaining filling ingredients to coat
11
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
12
On a lightly floured surface roll out dough into a 15-inch round (about 1/8-inch thick) and fold into quarters for ease of handling
13
Unfold dough in a well-seasoned 10-inch cast-iron skillet or 10-inch deep-dish (1 1/2-quart) pie plate, easing to fit and letting dough overhang rim of skillet or pie plate
14
Spoon filling into shell and fold pastry overhang over filling, leaving center uncovered
15
Bake pie in middle of oven for 1 hour (pie will not be completely cooked) and remove from oven
16
Crumble topping over center of pie, breaking up any large chunks
17
Brush crust with milk and sprinkle with sugar
18
Bake pie in middle of oven 30 minutes more, or until crust is golden and filling is bubbling
19
Cool pie on a rack
20
Serve pie warm or at room temperature with ice cream