Dutch Apple Pie

By Rose-3

Ingredients

• PIE FILLING
• 5 cup apples (4 - 5); peeled and sliced thin
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 2 tsp. lemon juice
• 1/4 heaping tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1/4 heaping tsp. ground allspice
• 1 pinch ground nutmeg
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper*
• 1/2 cup all purpose flour
• 4 tsp. butter
• 1 8-inch pie shell
• 1 1/2 cups Streusel Topping

Details

Servings 6
Adapted from cookingfortwo.about.com

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 425 degrees.

Mix all filling ingredients, except butter, together in a large bowl and toss to coat. Allow to sit, and toss again. Repeat until no dry ingredients are left in bottom of bowl.

Empty filling into pie shell and dot with butter. Bake for ten minutes in center of oven. Sprinkle topping over pie, reduce heat to 350 degrees, and continue baking 35 minutes.

*Note: The cayenne pepper should be completely in the background and noticeable as no more than a slight tingle on the tongue. However, this tingle really sets off the flavor of the pie.

STREUSEL TOPPING
2/3 cup brown sugar, packed firm
•1/2 cup all-purpose flour
•1/2 cup quick cooking oats
•1/4 tsp. salt
•4 Tbsp. butter, chilled, cut into small pieces
•2 Tbsp. shortening, chilled, cut into small pieces

1. Mix together dry topping ingredients in the workbowl of a food processor by pulsing several times.

2. Add butter and shortening and pulse about 10 times, then process 5 to 10 seconds until there are no visible lumps of fat.