Homesteader Apple Pie
Ingredients
For the filling
- ¼ cup sugar
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 teaspoons nutmeg
- ¼ cup butter
- 2 ounces lemon juice
- 2 pounds apples, peeled and quartered
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup cream
For the trusty pie crust
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 pinch of kosher salt
- ¼ cup softened butter
- 1 tablespoon oil of your choice*
- 1 splash of apple cider vinegar
For the crumb topping
- 1½ cups quick oats
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup white sugar
- 1 tablespoon softened butter
- 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 pinch of kosher salt
Instructions
- Mix pie crust ingredients together until dough forms a ball. Roll it out in a circle and ease into 11-inch pie plate.
- Preheat oven to 300º F. Mix together filling ingredients in a bowl and mix topping ingredients together in a separate bowl.
- Mound apple mixture into the pie crust, filling 2–3 inches above the pie pan. Add crumb topping. Bake for 1 hour. Makes 1 pie.
Notes
*River Inn makes at least 5 pies at a time and adds 1 whole egg to the dough for the crust. For making 1 pie, replace egg with 1 tablespoon oil of your choice
