Dutch Apple Pie

4.48 from 17 votes

This Dutch Apple Pie is the dessert of the fall season in our house. All the delicious flavors of the soft apples mixed with the wonderful spices, and topped with a crumb topping, makes this the best apple pie recipe you will ever make!

Prep Time30

Cook Time50

Total Time1 20

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: apple pie, dutch apple pie, easy apple pie recipe

Servings:

Author: Jeannie

Equipment

pie pan

Ingredients

1 pie crust
7-8 medium sized apples mix of red and green is best
¾ cup granulated sugar
¾ teaspoon apple pie spice (or ground cinnamon)
butter, to dot the pie with (6-8 small pieces of butter)

For the crumbs:

¾ cup all-purpose flour
½ cup granulated sugar
½ cup softened butter

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 425°F.
Prepare your pie crust and place in 9” pie dish.
1 pie crust
Peel and slice your apples into small slices, about ¼” thick
7-8 medium sized apples
Place the apples into the pie crust, filling the pie crust with a heaping amount of apple slices.
Sprinkle the sugar evenly over the apples.
¾ cup granulated sugar
Sprinkle the apple pie spice (or cinnamon) over the sugar evenly.
¾ teaspoon apple pie spice (or ground cinnamon)
Dot with butter (6-8 small pieces of butter).
butter, to dot the pie with

To Make the Crumb Topping:

Place the softened butter, flour and sugar into a medium sized bowl. Use a pastry blender or the back of a fork to combine the ingredients to form crumbs.
¾ cup all-purpose flour, ½ cup softened butter, ½ cup granulated sugar
Place the crumbs over the pie.
Place the pie on the middle rack of the oven and bake for 50-60 minutes. At the last 20 minutes of baking, make a foil tent over the pie to prevent the pie edges from burning.
Pie is done when it the juices are bubbling and the edges are golden brown.
Remove from the oven and place on a cooking rack.
Serve warm or once cooled.

Notes

Tips for making Dutch Apple Pie:

Tips for making the best crumb topping:

Make sure your butter is softened. The butter will be much easier to combine with the ingredients if softened.
Use a pastry blender to make the crumbs. A good one like I have a link here for really makes a difference!

Tips for softening the butter:

To soften the butter, a good way to tell it is soft enough is to gently press down on the butter. If your finger makes a slight imprint on the butter it is good to go. Butter typically takes 30 minutes to an hour to soften to room temperature.

If you are in a hurry to soften the butter, check out the link in my post that has a few great ideas on how to soften butter quickly.

Recipe Tips for making the best Dutch Apple Pie:

Use a variety of apples. I usually buy some red and green apples and mix up the varieties as well. It gives it so much flavor!

Slice the apples 1/4" or so in size. And keep them as equal in size as possible. By slicing the apples thinner, the apples cook down better.

Using a store-bought pie crust saves on time. If you prefer a homemade pie crust, check out the link I shared above for a great recipe to make a homemade crust.

When making the crumbs, let the butter soften. This way it will be easier to blend in with the flour and sugar.

If you are in a hurry to soften the butter, check out the link in my post that has a few great ideas on how to soften butter quickly.

When adding the crumbs to the top of the pie, hold your spoon towards the middle of the pie. This way fewer crumbs will fall off the pie.

Place your pie dish on a pie drip catcher. It catches any overflowing pie filling while it also elevates your pie so it can cook evenly.

Tent the pie with foil during the last 20 minutes of baking it. Doing this it will prevent the edges and the top of the pie from burning.

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