The Best Apple Pie

I don't know if I have told you about my grandmother's pies. 

She was an amazing baker.
My favorite was her Lemon Meringue which I have never been able to replicate but 
I have been able to copy her style of apple pie.

It is just perfect for this time of year.

I couldn't get any of her recipes because she didn't have any. She was a little of this and a little of that type of baker. 
I have tweaked this recipe over the years to get it just how we like it. 

The final version of it happened quite by accident. 

One Thanksgiving eve I was making the pie. 
It slipped off of the rack in the oven and half of the apples and most of the crumb topping fell off. 
I quickly grabbed more apples out of the fridge. They just happened to be Honey Crisp apples our favorite snacking apple at the time. 
I par boiled them so they would be at about the same level of doneness as the apples still in the pie. I made more crumb topping and stuck the pie back in the oven.
It was a hit and I have been making it that way ever since.

The Best Apple Pie
(Granny's Apple Pie)

Sprinkle your favorite 9 inch pie crust with 
Sugar In The Raw and prick with a fork. 

As you can see, I don't do anything fancy to the edge of my pie crusts.

Filling:

3 large Honey Crisp (or similar) apples 

4 medium Granny Smith apples

Peel, core and slice apples into pie the shell.

Cut up  and dot 2 Tablespoons  butter onto apples.

Sprinkle with 1/8 cup sugar.
and 1/2 tsp. cinnamon. 

In a bowl combine 
1 cup flour

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/2 white sugar
1/4 powdered sugar

1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 cup butter

Cut in the butter until mixture is crumbly 

The little crumbs should be about the size of a pea or smaller.

Bake at 400 for about 45 minutes.

Cover edges of the crust and bake about 
10 minutes more until apples are tender but not mushy.

I will slip one out under the crumb topping and test it.

Okay. 

Even though I added sugar, I think their sweetness mellows the tartness of the Granny Smiths.

Tart and Sweet at the same time.

I love a crumb topping on apple pie rather than a crusts topping. 

Give it a try for your next gathering.

Katie  
Linking with,
Down to Earth Style - Holiday Baking Party