Dutch Apple Pie
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for the work surface
- 4 teaspoons granulated sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon fine salt
- 14 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, diced
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten with 2 tablespoons cold water
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 3 pounds baking apples, such as Golden Delicious, Cortland or Mutsu
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
- Generous pinch freshly grated nutmeg
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon fine salt
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
- For the dough: Pulse the flour, granulated sugar and salt in a food processor until combined.
- Add the butter, and pulse until the mixture resembles yellow cornmeal mixed with pea-sized bits of butter.
- Add the egg, and pulse until the dough just comes together.
- (If the dough is very dry, add up to 1 tablespoon cold water.)
- Remove the dough, gently pat it into a round, wrap it in plastic wrap and refrigerate until thoroughly chilled, at least 1 hour and up to 2 days.
- For the filling: Meanwhile, put the lemon juice in a medium bowl.
- Peel and core the apples; cut each in half, and cut each half into 4 wedges.
- Add the apples and granulated sugar to the bowl with the lemon juice, and toss.
- Melt the butter over medium-high heat in a large skillet.
- Add the sugared apples, and cook, stirring, until the sugar dissolves and the mixture begins to simmer, about 2 minutes.
- Cover, reduce the heat to medium-low and cook until the apples soften and release most of their juices, about 7 minutes.
- Strain the apples in a colander over a medium bowl to catch all the juice.
- Shake the colander to extract as much liquid as possible.
- Return the juice to the skillet, and simmer over medium heat until it has thickened and lightly caramelized, about 10 minutes.
- Toss the apples with the thickened juice, cinnamon, allspice and nutmeg in a medium bowl.
- Set aside to cool completely.
- (The cooled filling can be refrigerated for up to 2 days or frozen for up to 6 months.)
- For the streusel topping: Whisk the flour, sugar and salt together in a medium bowl.
- Add the butter, and rub it into the flour mixture with your fingers until it has been absorbed.
- Mix in the walnuts.
- To assemble and bake the pie: Position a rack in the lower third of the oven, place a baking sheet on it and preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. On a lightly floured work surface, roll the dough disk into a 12-inch circle.
- Layer it between pieces of parchment or wax paper on a baking sheet, and refrigerate for at least 10 minutes.
- Ease the dough round into a 9-inch pie pan.
- Fold and crimp the edges as desired.
- Add the filling, and spread it out to make an even layer.
- Squeeze handfuls of the streusel topping, and drop clumps of it on top of the filling to completely cover it.
- Bake the pie on the preheated baking sheet until the crust and streusel are golden brown, 50 to 60 minutes.
- Let it cool on a cooling rack for at least 3 hours before serving.
- (The pie keeps well, covered, at room temperature for 24 hours or refrigerated for up to 4 days.)
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Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchens/dutch-apple-pie.html (may not work)