Apple Crumb Pie

This pie is sinfully delicious and a cinch to make at home. Just fill the flaky pie crust with cinnamon and sugar–coated apples, then finish it with a crunchy oat crumb topping.

This recipe is featured in our Loveless Cafe Cookbook!

Servings: 8

Oat Crumb Topping

Ingredients

½ cup rolled oats
½ cup all-purpose flour
⅓ cup dark brown sugar
⅛ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon cinnamon
½ teaspoon salt
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, cold and cut into cubes

Directions

Place oats, flour, dark brown sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt in a medium bowl. Gently mix, breaking up any lumps with your fingertips and taking care not to crush the oats.
Add butter, gently rubbing mixture together with your fingers to produce a mealy texture.
Refrigerate while you prepare the apple filling.

Pie Crust

Ingredients

2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
½ cup confectioners’ sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
¾ cup unsalted butter, cold and cut into small cubes
2 egg yolks
2 tablespoons milk, cold

Directions

Place flour, confectioners’ sugar, baking powder, and salt in a food processor and pulse briefly to mix.
Add butter and pulse until it is cut in and mixture resembles coarse meal.
Add egg yolks and milk and process just until dough is smooth and evenly moistened. Do not process until dough forms a ball or it will be tough.
Remove dough from processor, divide in half, and press each half into a ball.
Flatten into two disks, wrap well, and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes before using.

Apple Pie Filling

Ingredients

1 (9-inch pie) crust, unbaked
6 cups Granny Smith apples, peeled and sliced (about 4 to 5 medium apples)
1 cup light brown sugar
2 tablespoons corn starch
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon apple pie spice (½ teaspoon cinnamon, ¼ teaspoon nutmeg, ¼ teaspoon allspice)

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Press pie crust into a 9-inch pie plate.
Place apple slices in a medium bowl. In another medium bowl, combine brown sugar, corn starch, and spices. Break up any lumps. Add apples and toss to coat.
Pour spiced apples into pie crust, including any sugar and juices that have accumulated in the bowl.
Sprinkle crumb topping evenly over the pie, leaving a ½-inch border uncovered. The topping will spread to cover the entire pie while baking.
Bake on middle rack for approximately 60 to 75 minutes, or until juices are bubbling and crumb topping is lightly browned all over.