Best Crunch Top Apple Pie Recipe Courtesy Paula Deen Recipes

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CRUNCH TOP APPLE PIE



Crunch Top Apple Pie image

The original recipe was a 1953 Sunset Mag recipe. I've added more nuts and cinnamon and less flour. It's awsome!

Provided by Diana Adcock

Categories     Pie

Time 1h10m

Yield 1 pie, 6-8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 cup sugar
1 cup graham cracker crumbs
3/4 cup chopped walnuts
1/4 cup flour
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup melted butter
6 -8 granny smith apples or 6 -8 mcintosh apples, peeled, cored and sliced
2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
1 unbaked pie shell

Steps:

  • Place apples in a bowl and toss with lemon juice.
  • Pour into unbaked pie shell.
  • Mix together remaining ingredients, except butter and sprinkle evenly over apples.
  • DRIZZLE melted butter over the top, cover every square inch and bake in a 350 degree oven for 1 hour.
  • Cover with foil if needed as the nuts tend to burn.
  • Serve with vanilla bean ice cream.

CRUNCH TOP APPLE PIE (PAULA DEEN)



Crunch Top Apple Pie (Paula Deen) image

Saw Paula Deen make this on Food TV and I was sold. The addition of applesauce to the pie filling makes it a perfect apple pie. I may never try another apple pie recipe! MMMmmm.

Provided by SharleneW

Categories     Pie

Time 1h10m

Yield 1 9-inch pie, 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 (9 inch) pastry for double-crust pie (homemade, frozen or refrigerated)
3/4 cup sugar
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 dash salt
3 1/2 cups peeled chopped cooking apples (golden delicious is my favorite, but also try Rome and Granny Smith)
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 (16 ounce) jar applesauce
2 tablespoons butter, chopped into small pieces
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon sugar
1 dash salt
1 tablespoon butter, at room temperature

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 425°F.
  • Line a 9-inch pie pan with half of the dough.
  • Toss apples with 1 tablespoon lemon juice in a medium-sized bowl.
  • Combine sugar, flour, cinnamon and salt in a small bowl. Pour over apples and toss. Stir in applesauce. Spoon this mixture into pie pan and dot with butter.
  • Cut remaining crust into strips; using every other one arrange over top of pie. Lattice in remaining strips (going the other direction, crossing over and under every other strip).
  • For crunch topping, combine flour, sugar and salt in a bowl. Cut in butter with a fork until mixture is crumbly. Sprinkle over the top of crust.
  • Bake for 10 minutes, then reduce heat to 350°F and continue to bake for about 45 minutes, or until crust and topping are golden brown. (My pie with golden delicious apples was done after 30 minutes at this step, so watch your pie!).
  • Note: It helps to make a foil ring to put around pie crust edge to keep it from browning too fast.

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