Sydney Howard, manager of the Holyoke Farmers’ Market, taught us how to make a Dutch apple pie to close out our Pie Week.
The market will be Sundays, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm, at the Holyoke Mall.
Ingredients:
For Filling:
Homemade or store-bought pie crust
5-6 Granny Smith apples peeled, and thinly sliced
1 tablespoon of lemon juice
½ cup of granulated sugar
¼ cup of packed brown sugar
¼ cup of flour
1 teaspoon of cinnamon
½ teaspoon of nutmeg
Pinch of salt
For topping:
¾ cups of flour
¼ cup of sugar
¼ cup of packed brown sugar
6 tablespoons of butter
Pinch of salt
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees
- Fit pie crust into pie plate (9″)
- Mix remaining “filling” ingredients together – until apples are coated evenly
- Poor apple mixture into pie pan
- Mix together all topping ingredients together with a pastry blender or fork until mixed evenly with a crumbly texture
- Top pie with crumble mixture
- Bake for 50-55 minutes at 375
- If crust begins to get too dark before done cover crust with tin foil
- Poor apple mixture into pie pan
- Mix together all topping ingredients together with a pastry blender or fork until mixed evenly with a crumbly texture
- Top pie with crumble mixture
- Bake for 50-55 minutes at 375
- If crust begins to get too dark before done cover crust with tin foil
- Serve with vanilla ice cream, whipped cream, or sharp cheddar cheese
