Brown Sugar-Walnut Dutch Apple Pie

 

This is a great apple pie recipe for the fall! Next time, I would do a better job with the streusel topping. I might use chopped butter instead of melted butter. It was still delicious though! I opted to use Pillsbury ready made crust instead of making the pie crust.

 

Brown Sugar-Walnut Dutch Apple Pie (~ modified from Sweet Tooth:100 Desserts to save Room For by Sarah Fennel)

 

Ingredients

 

1 Pillsbury pie crust

 

For the apple filling

2 pounds granny smith apples (~6-7 apples)

1/2 cup light brown sugar

3 Tablespoons all purpose flour

1 Tablespoon lemon juice

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1/4 teaspoon salt

 

For the streusel topping

1 cup all purpose flour

1 cup light brown sugar

1/2  cup finely chopped roasted walnuts

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup Unsalted Butter, melted

 

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°F

 

For the pie crust

Rolled the dough and lined pie sheet. Froze dough until ready to fill.

 

For the apple filling

Peel the apples and slice them into ¼” thick slices, cutting the slices in half so you have small pieces instead of large full apple slices. This will sit better and allow you to load it full of apples.

Add the spices, salt, flour, lemon juice, vanilla and sugar to the filling and stir to combine.

 

For the streusel topping

Combine all the ingredients for the crumb topping in a medium bowl and use a fork to stir together until the mixture forms a crumbly dough. Set aside.

 

Assemble pie

Transfer the apple filling into pie crust and spread into an even layer. Top with the crumb topping over the apple filling, patting it down slightly to get it into the nooks and crannies of the apples.

 

Bake pie

Bake at 350°F for 20 min with a foil tent. Then removed the foil tent and baked an additional 35 min .

 

Serve pie

Allow to cool before serving. Serve with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream. Enjoy!