FRENCH APPLE PIE CRUMB TOPPING RECIPES

Steps:

• Bottom pie crust directions. I am going to make this as complete as I can for everyone that has never made their own pie crust.
• Take flour and crisco and put it in a medium bowl.
• Use a fork or a pastry cutter to incorporate the crisco into the flour. Until it looks like little balls.
• Take a tablespoon of cold water and add it to the mixture. Gently working it in.
• Continue to add water a tablespoon at a time until you form a ball of dough. It should still be a tiny bit dry. You don't want it soaked.
• Wrap it in wax paper and put it in the fridge for about an hour.
• Filling Directions
• Take all the filling ingredients and put them in a bowl and mix. Let them sit for about 15 minutes till the apples and ingredients get nice and juicy.
• At this point you want to preheat your oven to 425 degrees.
• Roll out your bottom crust and place in a 9 inch pie pan.Just a little note if you have a marble rolling pin put it in the freezer for about a half hour before you roll out the dough. It makes it much easier to roll.
• Put the apple mixture into crust and get ready to make your topping.
• Topping directions
• Take flour and brown sugar and incorporate them together using a wire whisk.
• Take your stick of cold butter and slice it into the mixture.
• With a fork or pastry cutter cut the butter into the flour mixture until it resembles little balls.
• Flute the edges of your pie crust BEFORE you put the crumb topping on.
• Spread crumb topping over the apples until it is completely covered.
• Bake at 425 degrees for 50 minutes... Cover the pie with foil the last 15 minutes of baking so your crumbs don't burn.
• The pies juices should be bubbling up through the crust. That's how you know it's done. Enjoy!

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Place sliced apples in a large bowl; sprinkle with lemon juice, if desired. In a small bowl, mix together white sugar, 2 tablespoons flour, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Sprinkle mixture over apples and toss until apple slices are evenly coated. Stir in raisins and walnuts (optional). Transfer mixture into pastry shell.
• In a small bowl ,mix together 1/2 cup flour and brown sugar. Cut in butter or margarine until mixture is crumbly. Sprinkle mixture over apple filling. Cover top loosely with aluminum foil.
• Bake in preheated oven for 25 minutes. Remove foil and bake an additional 25 to 30 minutes, until top is golden brown and filling is bubbly. Cool on a wire rack.