APPLE PIE

Delicious Thanksgiving treat. A traditional end to our Thanksgiving feasts, this pie is sweet with a bit of a crunch. Serve warm or cooled. Great with whipped cream, a scoop of vanilla or as is! Can be made vegan.

Ingredients

Crust

• 1 pre-made deep dish pie crust (or 1 WORLD’S EASIEST VEGAN PIE CRUST)

Filling

• 1/4cup butter (or vegan butter)
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 egg (or 1 flax egg for vegan)
• 2 TBSP all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 5 cups thinly sliced, peeled apples (half Granny Smith, half Macintosh)
• 1 TBSP lemon juice
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp nutmeg

Streusel

• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 3/4 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 cup cold butter (or vegan butter)

Method

1. Place cookie sheet in oven to heat. Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees F.
2. In 1-quart saucepan, cook 1/4 cup butter over medium heat, stirring constantly until melted and lightly browned. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.
3. In large bowl, beat 1/2 cup granulated sugar and the egg with a wire whisk until light and fluffy.
4. Beat in 2 TBSP flour and 1 tsp vanilla.
5. Beat in cooled butter.
6. Gently stir in apples.
7. Pour into crust-lined pie dish.
8. In medium bowl, stir together all streusel ingredients except butter.
9. with pastry blender or fork, cut in 1/4 cup butter until mixture looks like coarse crumbs.
10. Sprinkle over apples in pie crust.
11. Pace pie on cookie sheet in oven and bake 20 minutes.
12. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F. Cover edges of crust with tin foil to prevent burning. Bake 40 – 50 minutes longer, or until apples are tender and crust is golden brown.
13. Cool 2 hours.