Caramel Apple Crumb
Pie Recipe
Ingredients :
Crust:
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons chilled butter
or stick margarine, cut into small pieces
2 tablespoons vegetable
shortening
3 tablespoons plus 1/2
teaspoon ice water
1 teaspoon cider vinegar
Butter-flavored cooking
spray
Filling:
1 tablespoon butter or stick
margarine
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
9 cups sliced peeled Granny
Smith apple (about 2 3/4 pounds)
3 tablespoons all-purpose
flour
2 teaspoons lemon juice
Topping:
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons chilled butter
or stick margarine, cut into small pieces
1/4 cup fat-free caramel
sundae syrup
Nutritional Information
How To Make Caramel Apple
Crumb Pie :
Step 1
Preheat oven to 375°.
Step 2
To prepare crust, lightly
spoon 1 cup flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife. Combine 1 cup
flour and salt in a bowl; cut in 2 tablespoons butter and shortening with a
pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse meal. Sprinkle
surface with ice water, 1 tablespoon at a time; add vinegar. Toss with a fork
until moist and crumbly (do not form a ball).
Step 3
Press mixture gently into a
4-inch circle on heavy-duty plastic wrap; cover with additional plastic wrap.
Roll dough, still covered, to a 12-inch circle. Freeze 10 minutes or until
plastic wrap can be easily removed.
Step 4
Remove 1 sheet of plastic
wrap; fit dough into a 9-inch pie plate coated with cooking spray. Remove top
sheet of plastic wrap. Fold edges under; flute. Line bottom of dough with a
piece of foil; arrange pie weights (or dried beans) on foil. Bake at 375° for
15 minutes or until the edge is lightly browned. Remove pie weights and foil;
cool on a wire rack.
Step 5
To prepare filling, melt 1
tablespoon butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Combine
1/2 cup brown sugar and cinnamon. Add sugar mixture and apples to skillet; cook
5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat; stir in 3 tablespoons flour
and lemon juice. Spoon into prepared crust.
Step 6
To prepare topping, lightly
spoon 1/4 cup flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife. Combine flour
and 1/4 cup brown sugar in a bowl; cut in 2 tablespoons butter with a pastry
blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse meal.
Step 7
Drizzle syrup over apple
mixture; sprinkle topping over syrup. Bake at 375° for 30 minutes or until
apples are tender. Cool on a wire rack.