Caramel-Apple Crumb Pie

Prep Time: 30 Minutes

Cook Time: 45 Minutes

Ready In: 75 Minutes

Servings: 10

From the Pacific Northwest region. The region is known for great apples.

Ingredients:

1 cup all-purpose flour

1/8 teaspoon salt

2 tablespoons chilled butter or 1/2 cup margarine, cut into small pieces

2 tablespoons vegetable shortening

3 tablespoons ice water

1/2 teaspoon ice water

1 teaspoon cider vinegar

butter-flavored cooking spray

1 tablespoon butter or 1/2 cup margarine

1/2 cup packed brown sugar

3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

9 cups sliced peeled granny smith apples (about 2 3/4 pounds)

3 tablespoons all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons lemon juice

1/4 cup all-purpose flour

1/4 cup packed brown sugar

2 tablespoons chilled butter or 1/2 cup margarine, cut into small pieces

1/4 cup fat-free caramel topping

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375°.
2. To prepare crust:.
3. lightly spoon 1 cup flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife.
4. Combine 1 cup flour and salt in a bowl; cut in 2 tablespoons butter and shortening with a pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse meal.
5. Sprinkle surface with ice water, 1 tablespoon at a time; add vinegar.
6. Toss with a fork until moist and crumbly (do not form a ball).
7. Press mixture gently into a 4-inch circle on heavy-duty plastic wrap; cover with additional plastic wrap.
8. Roll dough, still covered, to a 12-inch circle. Freeze 10 minutes or until plastic wrap can be easily removed.
9. Remove 1 sheet of plastic wrap; fit dough into a 9-inch pie plate coated with cooking spray.
10. Remove top sheet of plastic wrap. Fold edges under; flute. Line bottom of dough with a piece of foil; arrange pie weights (or dried beans) on foil.
11. Bake at 375° for 15 minutes or until the edge is lightly browned.
12. Remove pie weights and foil; cool on a wire rack.
13. To prepare filling:.
14. Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Combine 1/2 cup brown sugar and cinnamon. Add sugar mixture and apples to skillet; cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat; stir in 3 tablespoons flour and lemon juice.
15. Spoon into prepared crust.
16. To prepare topping:
17. Lightly spoon 1/4 cup flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife.
18. Combine flour and 1/4 cup brown sugar in a bowl.
19. Cut in 2 tablespoons butter with a pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse meal.
20. Drizzle syrup over apple mixture; sprinkle topping over syrup.
21. Bake at 375° for 30 minutes or until apples are tender. Cool on a wire rack.

By RecipeOfHealth.com