APPLE CINNAMON NUT CRUMBLE SLAB PIE

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I used my favorite butter crust to create this pie. It has a yummy cinnamon spice flavor. The combination of spice with the Golden Delicious apples is so outstanding! I also topped it off with a cinnamon walnut crumble that adds an extra flavor level. It kind of reminds me of an apple crisp served in a pie shell. You will love...

Provided by Nor Mac

Categories Pies

Time 1h45m

Number Of Ingredients 22

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Ingredients

CRUST
2 1/2 c flour
1 c or 2 sticks of frozen butter
1/2 tsp salt
2-4 Tbsp ice water
1 beaten egg white
FILLING
8-10 good size golden delicious apples peeled cored and cut
3/4 c granulated sugar
1/2 c light brown sugar
4 Tbsp flour
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground ginger
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
2 Tbsp melted butter
CINNAMON WALNUT STREUSEL TOPPING
4 Tbsp butter
1/3 c brown sugar
1/2 c flour
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/3 c finely chopped walnuts, or pecans
NOTE: MAKE SURE TO BRUSH CRUST WITH EGG WHITE. THAT WILL KEEP THE CRUST FROM GETTING SOGGY. THE PIE WILL TASTE FRESH EVEN AFTER A FEW DAYS.

Steps:

1. In a bowl. Whisk flour and salt together. Pour flour mixture into a food processor.
2. Chop cold sticks of butter lengthwise in half. Turn over and cut in half again. Dice width wise until you have small cubes of butter.
3. Place butter into food processor with flour. Process until mixture becomes crumbly.
4. Add 1 tablespoon of ice water and process. Keep adding water 1 tablespoon at a time. Run processor in between additions of ice water, until dough is pliable and becomes a ball. Usually, it takes about 3 tablespoons of water.
5. Remove dough from food processor. Make Dough in to a ball. Play ball on plastic wrap. Flat and ball into a disc. Refigerate for at least one hour.
6. Place dough on a lendth of plastic wrap. Dust dough with flour. Using a 13 x 9 pan as a guide. Roll dough until you get approximately a 17 inch x 13 inch rectangle. Trim dough with a knife to get dough as oblong and squared as you can.
7. Lift dough with the plastic wrap. Fiip over into a 9 x 13" baking pan.
8. Pat down lightly into pan. Dough should run almost all the way up the sides of the pan to the top. Do any trimming as needed. Pinch dough with thumb and index finger to scallop edges.
9. Place pan in fridge for an hour or two. Remove pan from fridge and brush crust with egg white. Set aside.
10. Filling: place cut apples in a large bowl.
11. Mix all the ingredients together for the filling minus the butter.
12. Pour sugar mixture over the apples. Toss well to combine
13. Fill crust with the apple mixture. The Apples should pile up about 1 1/2 inches over the side of the pan. Melt the 2 Tablespoons of butter. Drizzle over the apples.
14. Topping: place butter, flour, sugar, and cinnamon in a bowl. Knead mixture together with hands until crumbly. Add in the nuts. Toss with fingers to combine
15. Sprinkle topping over apples. Place in 350 degree oven. Bake for about 1 hour, or until apples have cooked down and softened.
16. Remove pan from oven. Cool pie before cutting and serving.