This Dutch Apple Pie Recipe isn’t your everyday apple pie! A delicious apple pie with crumb topping, this recipe elevates the traditional dessert to new heights.
Apple pie needs no introduction. It’s the quintessential American dessert, the centerpiece of countless holiday dessert tables for generations. This spin on the familiar favorite is full of warm cinnamon apples and finished with brown sugar crumb topping.
Dutch Apple Pie
What’s the difference between regular a regular apple pie recipe and a Dutch Apple Pie Recipe? With a traditional recipe, you wrap the apple pie filling between layers of pie crust.
Instead of a layer of crust on top, Dutch Apple Pie is finished with a crumble topping made from brown sugar, flour and butter. Don’t fear, pie crust lovers! The bottom crust from this easy homemade recipe is light, flaky perfection.
Think of Dutch Apple Pie as a happy marriage of Apple Crisp and old school apple pie.
Apple Crumble Pie
After a failed attempt at making apple crisp bars turned into a delicious Apple Crumble a few years ago, I was reminded just how delicious and versatile apple desserts are. While most people think of them as a fall thing, apple treats are a year-round hit at my house. No dessert gives me the comforting feeling of home quite like warm spiced apples, especially with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream on top!
Apple Pie Filling
I know a lot of you are all about the crust when it comes to pies. Me? I want ALL the apple pie filling. I even figured out how to make portable crust-less Apple Pie Packets so I wouldn’t have to be without apple desserts on a camping trip.
What are the best apples to use for apple pie filling?
I choose Granny Smith 9 times out of 10 as the main apple variety to use for baking. Their firm texture and tart flavor hold up beautifully in all kinds of recipes, from this easy Dutch Apple Pie to these Apple Pie Cheesecake Bars.
Much of the time, I’ll use a combination of apple varieties to get a richer apple flavor. Starting with Granny Smith as the majority, I’ll toss in a few slices of Honeycrisp, Pink Lady or Golden Delicious to complete the apple pie filling.
Apple Pie with Crumb Topping
Fill your kitchen with the enticing aroma of baking apples with this easy Dutch Apple Pie recipe!
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Dutch Apple Pie
Ingredients
Crust
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1/3 cup + 1 tbs shortening
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 - 3 tbs ice water
Apple Pie Filling
- 8 cups apples, peeled, cored and sliced
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tbs lemon juice
Crumb Topping
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2/3 cup brown sugar
- 1 tbs granulated sugar
- 1 cup all purpose flour
Instructions
- To make the crust: Mix flour and salt in a large bowl, then cut in the shortening with a pastry cutter until the mixture forms pea sized crumbs. Add the water 1 tablespoon at a time using a fork to lightly mix until the pastry begins to pull away from the sides of the bowl.
- Shape the pastry dough into a ball and transfer to a floured work surface. Flatten the ball to form a disk, then wrap in plastic wrap and chill the dough for 45 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 400 F. Lightly dust a rolling pin and work surface with more flour and roll out the pie crust into a circle slightly larger than your pie plate (about 11 inches). Carefully transport the crust to the pie plate, being careful not the tear the pastry. Trim the edges that hang over the pie plate and lightly pinch to roll the edges up.
- Toss the sliced apples with the other filling ingredients to coat. Pour filling over the pie crust.
- Add the crumb topping ingredients to a mixing bowl and use your fingers or a pastry cutter to combine until small crumbs form. Sprinkle the crumb topping evenly over the apple filling.
- Bake for 45 - 55 minutes or until crumble topping is browned and the apple filling is bubbly. Remove and cool before serving. Serve warm or room temperature. Enjoy!
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Rick says
This turned out great! The topping really sets it off.