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Cozy Dutch Apple Pie Recipe with Easy Homemade Crumb Topping from Scratch

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A cozy Dutch apple pie featuring a buttery, crisp crumb topping and tender cinnamon-spiced apples, perfect for any occasion and easy to make from scratch.

Ingredients

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  • 6 to 7 medium apples (about 3 pounds / 1.4 kg), peeled, cored, and thinly sliced (preferably Granny Smith and Honeycrisp)
  • ½ cup (100 g) granulated sugar
  • ¼ cup (50 g) packed light brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg (optional)
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup (125 g) all-purpose flour (for crumb topping)
  • ⅓ cup (65 g) granulated sugar (for crumb topping)
  • ⅓ cup (70 g) packed light brown sugar (for crumb topping)
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon (for crumb topping)
  • ½ cup (115 g) unsalted butter, cold and cut into small cubes
  • Pinch of salt
  • 1 package (14 oz / 397 g) refrigerated pie crusts (or homemade)

Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C) and position a rack in the lower third.
  2. Gently unroll one refrigerated pie crust and fit it into a 9-inch pie dish. Press firmly against edges and trim excess. Chill in fridge while prepping filling.
  3. Peel, core, and slice apples about ¼-inch thick. Toss in a large bowl with lemon juice.
  4. Add granulated sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and flour to apples. Toss gently to coat.
  5. In a medium bowl, combine flour, both sugars, cinnamon, and salt. Add cold cubed butter and work into dry ingredients with a pastry cutter or fingers until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
  6. Pour apple filling evenly into chilled pie crust. Spread crumb topping over apples loosely.
  7. Place pie on a baking sheet and bake for 50 to 60 minutes until topping is golden and filling bubbles. Tent with foil if topping browns too fast.
  8. Let pie cool at room temperature for at least 2 hours before serving.

Notes

Keep butter cold when making crumb topping for best texture. Slice apples evenly for uniform cooking. Use lemon juice to prevent browning. Tent pie with foil if topping browns too quickly. Let pie cool for at least 2 hours for clean slices. Optional blind bake crust for 10 minutes for extra crispness.

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