{"id":2328,"date":"2009-10-15T22:04:54","date_gmt":"2009-10-16T03:04:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.peterandrewryan.com\/baking\/?p=2328"},"modified":"2010-01-03T21:49:00","modified_gmt":"2010-01-04T02:49:00","slug":"apple-crumb-pie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peterandrewryan.com\/baking\/2009\/10\/apple-crumb-pie\/","title":{"rendered":"apple crumb pie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"apple crumb pie by pete bakes, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/32078869@N00\/4006992462\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2491\/4006992462_a679139c70_o.jpg\" alt=\"apple crumb pie\" width=\"550\" height=\"393\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>ok fall, you win. it just dropped about 15 degrees here in dc, the leaves have changed color, and it&#8217;s dark by 6pm. even though i&#8217;m counting down the days until the fireflies return to our front porch, i&#8217;m excited about the prospect of months of warming comfort food. sweaters and soups and&#8230;PIES.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"apple crumb pie by pete bakes, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/32078869@N00\/4006990648\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2571\/4006990648_deb24ee29c_o.jpg\" alt=\"apple crumb pie\" width=\"550\" height=\"393\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"apple crumb pie by pete bakes, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/32078869@N00\/4006990758\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2532\/4006990758_b6b9ea623f_o.jpg\" alt=\"apple crumb pie\" width=\"550\" height=\"393\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>granny smiths are pretty much the reigning champ of baking apples. i usually go 100% granny smith in my recipes, but you can mix it up with whatever you can get at the market.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"apple crumb pie by pete bakes, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/32078869@N00\/4006225201\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2524\/4006225201_0805301274_o.jpg\" alt=\"apple crumb pie\" width=\"550\" height=\"393\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"apple crumb pie by pete bakes, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/32078869@N00\/4006225377\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3499\/4006225377_78ca65eebf_o.jpg\" alt=\"apple crumb pie\" width=\"550\" height=\"393\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>this is probably the best part of the whole pie process. you mix the apple slices with sugar and cinnamon in a big bowl. then, you sit around and eat a bunch of the slices and pretend like it never happened before arranging the rest in a pie crust. at the bottom of the bowl, the apple juice, along with the sugar and cinnamon, forms a delicious syrup. it&#8217;s really tempting to just drink this syrup, but if you&#8217;re feeling less gluttonous, you can just pour it over the apple slices.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"apple crumb pie by pete bakes, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/32078869@N00\/4006225535\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2528\/4006225535_d8c01b20e3_o.jpg\" alt=\"apple crumb pie\" width=\"550\" height=\"393\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"apple crumb pie by pete bakes, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/32078869@N00\/4006225847\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2650\/4006225847_5ab11823d5_o.jpg\" alt=\"apple crumb pie\" width=\"550\" height=\"393\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>ooooh, pretty.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"apple crumb pie by pete bakes, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/32078869@N00\/4006226229\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2612\/4006226229_548e3fe3af_o.jpg\" alt=\"apple crumb pie\" width=\"550\" height=\"393\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>the best part about this pie is not having to worry about a fickle top crust. the crumb topping is easy to make and crisps up perfectly. it&#8217;s like having an apple pie and an apple crisp at the same time.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"apple crumb pie by pete bakes, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/32078869@N00\/4006227205\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2535\/4006227205_6ebfeb635f_o.jpg\" alt=\"apple crumb pie\" width=\"550\" height=\"393\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>it&#8217;s been fall for less than a month and i&#8217;ve already made this pie twice. and i see another one coming in the near future. you can whip one of these up in about an hour and have it ready for some vanilla ice cream. it&#8217;s a good thing.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"apple crumb pie by pete bakes, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/32078869@N00\/4006992836\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3490\/4006992836_d6b0a751da_o.jpg\" alt=\"apple crumb pie\" width=\"550\" height=\"393\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>apple crumb pie<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>filling<\/strong><br \/>\n 6 cups apples (i like granny smith)<br \/>\n 1 9&#8243; frozen pastry shell (or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.foodnetwork.com\/recipes\/alton-brown\/pie-crust-recipe\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">make your own dough<\/a>)<br \/>\n 1\/2 c sugar<br \/>\n 3\/4 tsp cinnamon<\/p>\n<p><strong>crumb topping<br \/>\n <\/strong>1\/3 c sugar<br \/>\n 3\/4 c flour<br \/>\n 6 Tbsp butter, cut into chunks (chilled)<\/p>\n<p>1. pare, core and slice the apples thinly. mix the 1\/2 cup sugar and 3\/4 tsp cinnamon and mix with apple slices. arrange the slices in the pastry shell.<\/p>\n<p>2. in a separate bowl, combine the 1\/3 cup sugar and 3\/4 cup flour. cut in the cold butter chunks until crumbly. you can do this with a few quick pulses in a food processor or just using your hands to combine. sprinkle the topping over the apples.<\/p>\n<p>3. bake the pie on a baking sheet in a preheated 400F oven for 35-40 minutes or until the topping is golden brown. remove and cool on a rack for about an hour before serving.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ok fall, you win. it just dropped about 15 degrees here in dc, the leaves have changed color, and it&#8217;s dark by 6pm. even though i&#8217;m counting down the days until the fireflies return to our front porch, i&#8217;m excited about the prospect of months of warming comfort food. sweaters and soups and&#8230;PIES. granny smiths 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