Ingredients
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1 cup all-purpose flour
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2 teaspoons sugar
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1/4 teaspoon table salt
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3 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into small chunks
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2 tablespoons water (or more)
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4 medium apples, peeled, cored and sliced 1/4-inch thick
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1/4 cup sugar
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1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
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1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
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1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
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1 tablespoon water, at room temperature
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2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
Instructions
- Place oven rack in middle of oven.
- Preheat oven to 400ºF.
- Coat a 9-inch pie plate with cooking spray.
- To make crust, combine flour, sugar and salt in bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade; whiz to combine.
- Scatter butter over flour mixture; pulse until dough resembles coarse meal. Slowly add water, adding another tablespoon if needed, until dough comes together.
- Place dough in prepared pan and press dough up sides and around bottom to form a crust; prick bottom of crust with a fork 5 or 6 times.
- To make filling, combine all filling ingredients in a medium bowl and toss gently to combine; evenly spread filling over crust.
- To make crumble, in small saucepan, melt butter.
- Add oats, flour and sugar; stir to combine and scatter over apples.
- Bake for 20 minutes.
- Reduce heat to 350ºF and continue baking until crust and crumble are golden and apples are juicy, about 30 to 40 minutes.
- If pie crust or crumble is getting too dark, cover with foil for last 20 minutes of baking.
- Let rest at least 30 minutes before slicing into 8 pieces and serving.
- Yields 1 piece per serving.
- Note:
- Use a variety of apples such as McIntosh, Granny Smith and Jonagold.
- If you like your apple filling a bit saucier, bake for an additional 10 minutes.