Envy Apple Pie

Apple skin peeling

A half-eaten apple pie

Looks like my enthusiasm for baking has manifested itself more often lately. When I surveyed the kitchen the other day to look for things to bake, I found a bag of apples and decided to bake the classic apple pie.

Crusted pie is all well and good but too much crust can be off-putting. So, I went with the crumbly streusel topping which upped the yumminess factor, IMHO.

[Recipe]

For the pie dough: Combine 300g all-purpose flour and 30g brown sugar. Cut in 150g margarine with flour mixture until pea size. Add in 75g cold water. Mix just until combine. Transfer onto the table then fold lighly until it form into a dough.

For the apple filling: Combine 75g white sugar, 30g brown sugar, 27g cornstarch, 1g salt, a pinch of nutmeg, 2g cinnamon, 5g lemon juice and 15g melted butter. Mix with sliced apples (~6 pcs.). Fill in the unbaked pastry shell.

For the streusel topping: Mix together 1 cup of all-purpose flour, 1/2 cup of brown sugar, 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon and 1/2 cup of butter in a bowl. Sprinkle on top.

Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 50 minutes. Do not let topping to get too dark.