Best Apple Crumb Deep Dish Pie Recipes

THE ULTIMATE CRUMB-TOPPED DEEP-DISH APPLE-CARAMEL PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Spread pecans on ungreased baking sheet. Bake until lightly browned, 2-3 minutes; cool.
• CRUST: Coat bottom and inside of a 9" springform pan with cooking spray.
• In food processor process 1 cup pecans until fnely ground (or finely chop with a knife.)
• At medium-low speed beat flour into refrigerated sugar cookie dough until combined.
• Stir in ground pecans.
• Press dough onto side and bottom of pan, creating scant 1/4 inch thick crust; refrigerate 20 minutes.
• Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees.
• Bake crust 15 minutes or until lightly browned.
• FILLING: Toss apples with sugar, flour, ginger, cinnamon and remaining pecans; spoon into pan.
• Sprinkle with chopped caramels.
• Cover tightly with foil.
• Bake for 45 minutes.
• CRUMB TOPPING: Meanwhile, at low speed combine flour, sugars, and cinnamon.
• Increase speed to medium gradually add butter and vanilla, beating until wet crumbs form.
• Remove pie from oven, uncover.
• Using hands press tablespoonfuls of crumb mixture toether to form large crumbs; place over filling, covering entire surface.
• Bake, uncovered for 45 minutes or untill lightly browned.
• Cool on rack; remove side from pan.
• Stir together confectioners' sugar and 4 teaspoons water until smooth.
• Transfer to plastic food storage bag; snip 1 corner; drizzle over crumbs.

APPLE CRUMB DEEP DISH PIE

Steps:

• Line the bottom of a deep dish pie plate with pastry, flute edges.
• Peel and slice apples thinly and place in a bowl.
• Squeeze the lemon juice over the sliced apples; toss to coat with the juice.
• Then mix in the 3 tablespoons sour cream, mix well; set aside.
• Prepare the crumb topping.
• To make the crumb topping: in a small bowl mix the flour and sugar together; cut in the cold butter until crumbly.
• In another small bowl, mix the 1-1/2 tablespoon flour, 1/3 cup sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg.
• Pour the flour mixture over the apples; toss well to coat.
• Spoon the apple mixture into prepared pie shell.
• Drizzle with the 3 tablespoons melted butter.
• Sprinkle with the crumb topping.
• Place the pie on a foil-lined cookie sheet (too catch any spills).
• Bake on the lowest oven rack position at 375 degrees for approximately 1 hour, or until the filling is bubbly and apples feel soft.
• **Note** if you find that the topping is browning too much, cover lightly with foil.

DEEP DISH APPLE CRUMB PIE

Steps:

• Bake at 425 degrees