Best Pennsylvania Dutch Sour Cream Apple Pie Recipes

PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH SOUR CREAM-APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Place the prepared pie pastry shell in the freezer for 15 minutes; preheat oven to 400°.
• In a big bowl, whisk the sour cream, sugar, egg, flour, salt, and vanilla until well blended.
• Add in the apples; mix well.
• Turn the filling into the chilled pie shell; smooth the top with your hands, laying the apple slices down flat.
• Place the pie on the center oven rack; bake for 15 minutes; decrease heat to 350°; bake for 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, make the topping: in a big bowl, combine the flour, sugars, cinnamon, salt, and walnuts; add in the butter and stir with a fork, then switch to your hands rubbing the mixture gently between your fingers until it forms uniform crumbs; refrigerate until ready to use.
• Remove pie from oven and carefully dump the streusel topping in the center, spreading it evenly over the surface with your hands.
• Tamp the topping down lightly.
• Return pie to oven, placing it so that the part that faced the back of the oven now faces the front.
• Slide a foil-line baking sheet onto the rack below to catch any spills.
• Continue baking for about 20 minutes or until golden brown.
• Transfer pie to wire rack to cool for at least 2 hours before serving;
• You may serve this pie chilled, so after it is thoroughly cooled, cover with loosely tented foil and refrigerate at least 2 hours.

SOUR CREAM APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; transfer to a 9-in. pie plate. Trim crust to 1/2 in. beyond rim of plate; flute edge. Refrigerate 30 minutes., In a large bowl, beat eggs. Add sour cream. Stir in sugar, 2 tablespoons flour, vanilla and salt; mix well. Gently stir in apples. Pour into crust. Bake 15 minutes. , Meanwhile, combine brown sugar and remaining 4 tablespoons flour; cut in butter until crumbly. Sprinkle over pie. Bake until filling is set, 20-25 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack. Refrigerate leftovers.

FAVORITE DUTCH APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Mix flour, brown sugar, oats and butter; reserve 1-1/2 cups mixture for topping. Press remaining mixture onto bottom and up sides of an ungreased 9-in. pie plate. , In a large saucepan, mix sugar, cornstarch and water until smooth; bring to a boil. Cook and stir until thickened, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in apples and vanilla. Pour into crust. Crumble topping over filling., Bake until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbly, 40-45 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.