EASY & Delicious Apple Crumb Pie with an Almond Crust
I have found an awesomely delicious, slightly different from your mom’s, apple pie. It’s an apple CRUMB pie. With an ALMOND CRUST. Yummm!! It’s so easy. No rolling pin necessary.
Please forgive the crappy pictures. Obviously I need to work on it.
Now, I am PICKY when it comes to apple pie. I won’t eat the stuff out of the store. For me, it has to be HOMEMADE. I also hate that apple pie filling in a can. It’s disgustingly sweet and if you’re going to make a homemade pie, and it’s this easy, why not take a few extra minutes and cut your own apples. One of my favorite places in the world to go is Crane’s Orchards back in my home state of MI, so this was just an obvious, but now that I live in NY I went to my local grocer and bought some apples.
Here’s the trick to a good apple pie. APPLE TYPE MATTERS. You don’t want an apple that’s too watery, like the Macintosh. Those are good for applesauce, and I don’t particularly care for the overly tart green apples. This time I chose to try out Cortlands and I really enjoyed it. They were only slightly tart, how I like, and they definitely held their shape. I actually wouldn’t mind a little more soft of an apple, but these were great.
Now, make sure you read the recipe all the way through FIRST. Believe me, it’ll help you when you’re following the instructions. Also? If you’re a non-baker or beginner baker and are already intimidated by making an apple pie from scratch, don’t worry about a few steps. It’s easy.
You can make the crust ahead of time if you’d like. Just pop it, covered, in the refrigerator, until you’re ready to use it.
So here’s what you need,
