Apple pie with a buttery crumb top — Dutch Apple Pie, Sheri's Dutch Apple Pie, and Apple Crumble Pie, for Sunday dinner or a fall potluck.
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Having a child with celiac means everything gluten free. Several years ago when he was diagnosed I wish I had a page to follow who provided me such amazing meals and desserts that you’d never know were gf. So that’s why I’m bringing you this pie, right in time for Thanksgiving! This pie can be made using regular flour if you’re not having to cut gluten out! I promise you’ll never need another apple pie recipe. If you make it, please share photos! Enjoy!
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Open in Pepper →A double-crust pie is fussy. A crumb top is forgiving — you rub the butter, sugar, and flour together with your hands, scatter it over the apples, and the oven does the rest.
Cooks on Pepper reach for these when apples pile up on the counter in October, when a church supper needs a dessert, or when Sunday dinner calls for something warm out of the oven.
Every recipe here is a version of that pie: Dutch Apple Pie with Granny Smith and Macintosh apples, Sheri's Dutch Apple Pie with plain sugar and cinnamon, and Apple Crumble Pie with an egg wash on the crust.
Mix two kinds of apples
Granny Smith holds its shape while Macintosh breaks down into sauce. Use about half and half for filling that isn't watery or mushy.
Rub the topping cold
Work cold butter into the flour and sugar with your fingertips until it looks like coarse crumbs, about 2 minutes. Warm butter turns it into paste.
Toss apples with lemon juice
A tablespoon of lemon juice keeps sliced apples from browning while you roll the crust and brightens the filling.
Cool before slicing
Let the pie sit at least 3 hours on a rack. Cut it hot and the filling runs all over the plate.