New England Apple Pie
- 1 1/4 cups flour, all-purpose
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 18 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 cup butter cold
- 2-3 tablespoons water cold
- 13 cup brown sugar light, packed
- 1 cup flour, all-purpose
- 6 tablespoons butter melted
- 2 1/2 pounds apples firm tart, granny smith, pippin, golden delicious, rhode island, northern spy, as available
- 2 tablespoons flour, all-purpose
- 13 cup sugar granulated, or light brown sugar or combination
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon ground
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest finely grated
- 3 tablespoons butter cold
- FLAKY PIE DOUGH: Combine flour, salt and baking powder in work bowl of food processor and pulse 2 to 3 times to mix.
- Cut butter into 8 pieces and add to bowl.
- Pulse rapidly about 15 times, until mixture resembles coarse cornmeal and no large pieces of butter remain visable.
- Add 2 tablespoons water and pulse 4 or 5 times to mix checking to see if most, but not all, of dough forms a ball.
- If dough remains dry, add remaining 1 tablespoon water, sprinkling it on dough and pulsing again 4 or 5 times.
- Remove dough from processor and quickly form into ball with floured hands.
- Place dough on piece of lightly floured plastic wrap.
- Lightly flour top of dough and cover top with plastic wrap.
- Press with palm of hand to form dough into a 6-inch diameter disk.
- Refrigerate dough while preparing topping.
- CRUMB TOPPING: Combine brown sugar and flour in mixing bowl.
- Add butter and stir in evenly.
- Set mixture aside 5 minutes.
- Then, using fingertips, break mixture into 1/4 to 1/2-inch crumbs.
- Set aside.
- DOUGH PREPARATION: Remove dough from refrigerator and place on flat work surface.
- Roll dough, still between sheets of plastic, to 12-inch disk.
- Peel off top plastic and ease dough into 9-inch pie pan.
- Gently press dough into pan and peel off top plastic.
- Trim excess dough to within 1/2-inch of pan edge, turning excess dough under around edges; flute edges.
- Chill pie shell while preparing Filling.
- FILLING: Peel, halve and core apples; cut into 1/2-inch pieces.
- Place apples in bowl with sugar, flour, cinnamon and lemon zest, tossing well to combine.
- Place filling in dough-lined pan, mounding it slightly in center.
- Dot filling with butter and cover with reserved Crumb Topping.
- Bake pie on bottom rack 15 minutes at 400F (200C).
- Lower temperature to 350F (180C) and move pie to middle rack.
- Bake 20 to 30 minutes longer, until crust edges are deep golden brown and juices just begin to bubble up.
- Cool pie on rack and serve warm or at room temperature.
- Makes 8 servings.
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Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/new-england-apple-pie-5993 (may not work)