Ciao Chow Linda

Apple Streusel Pie

Author: Ciao Chow Linda

Ingredients

• 1 purchased pie crust or your favorite home made pie crust

• 7-8 apples, peeled and sliced evenly (about 9-10 cups of sliced apples)

• (I used a combination of mostly Honey Crisps and Granny Smiths)

• 4 tablespoons butter

• 1/2 cup sugar

• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

• a pinch of cloves

• a few gratings of fresh nutmeg

• a pinch of salt

• 2 T. lemon juice

• 2 T. cornstarch

• FOR THE TOPPING:

• 1/2 cup butter

• 1 cup flour

• 2/3 cup brown sugar

• 3/4 cup chopped walnuts

• a pinch of cinnamon

Instructions

1. FOR THE PIECRUST:

2. I rolled out the pie crust and placed it gently in a pie plate that was sprayed with PAM.

3. Then, I crimped the outer edge and pricked the bottom with a fork.

4. I preheated the oven to 375 degrees F. and placed the uncooked pie crust in the refrigerator while the oven was preheating.

5. When the oven reaches 375 degrees, place a buttered piece of aluminum foil in the pie shell, and weigh it down with pie weights or beans.

6. Place in the oven and bake for 10 minutes.

7. Remove from the oven, remove the pie weights and aluminum foil and bake the crust for another 10 minutes.

8. FOR THE PIE FILLING:

9. Peel, core and slice the apples into slices about 1/4 inch thick.

10. Place the butter in a large skillet, big enough to hold all the apple slices.

11. Cook the apple slices in the butter on a gentle heat for about 10 minutes or until they start to soften,

12. Do not cook completely. They will continue to cook in the oven.

13. When they begin to soften, turn off the heat and stir in the spices, the salt and the cornstarch.

14. Spoon all the apples into the prebaked pie crust, then cover with the streusel topping and bake in a 375 degree oven for 25 minutes.

15. Check the pie to make sure it isn’t browning too much on the edges and bake for another 5-10 minutes, placing aluminum foil strips around the edges if it’s getting too browned.

16. STREUSEL TOPPING:

17. Mix the flour, brown sugar, walnuts and cinnamon together, then using your fingers, blend in the butter.

18. Carefully spread the topping over the apples and bake as directed above,