Ingredients for - Mile-High Apple Pie with Brown Sugar Streusel
How to cook deliciously - Mile-High Apple Pie with Brown Sugar Streusel
1. Stage
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
2. Stage
Prepare filling: toss apples, sugar, flour, cinnamon, and salt together in a bowl; set aside.
3. Stage
Prepare crust: put flour, 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon shortening, and salt in a bowl. Work it with a pastry blender until shortening is the size of small peas. Add ice water, 1 tablespoon at a time, working it in with the pastry blender.
4. Stage
Gather up the dough and form it into a flat disc. Turn it out onto a lightly floured board and roll it into a 12-inch circle. Transfer to a 9-inch pie pan and flute the edges. Spoon the apple filling into the crust.
5. Stage
Prepare topping: gather flour, brown sugar, and butter in a bowl. Work with a pastry blender until butter is the size of large peas. Sprinkle topping generously on top of the pie.
6. Stage
Place the pie on top of a foil-covered cookie sheet and bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) and bake until topping is golden and filling is bubbly, about 45 minutes more.
7. Stage
Remove from the oven and place on a wire rack to cool before serving, about 30 minutes.
