Sweet Dutch Apple Pie
A classic Dutch apple pie with a sweet filling and crumble topping.
Equipment
- pie dish
- mixing bowls
Ingredients
For the crust:
- 1 sheet homemade pie dough
For the apple layer:
- ¼ teaspoon lemon zest
- 2 tablespoon lemon juice from ½ lemon
- 5 lb apples before peeling/coring
- ½ cup packed brown sugar
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ⅓ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ¾ teaspoon nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon cardamom optional
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
For the crumble topping:
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar
- ¾ cup packed brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ¾ cup melted butter 1 ½ sticks
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).
- Roll out pie dough and place in pie dish. Trim edges.
- Peel, core, and slice apples. Toss with lemon zest, lemon juice, sugars, flour, salt, spices, and vanilla.
- Pour apple mixture into pie crust.
- Mix flour, sugars, and salt for topping. Stir in melted butter until crumbly.
- Sprinkle topping evenly over apples.
- Bake for 50-60 minutes until golden and bubbling.
- Cool before slicing.
Notes
Serve warm with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.