Dutch Apple Pie

 

 We had seven Granny Smith apples left over and when I took a nap this afternoon I was thinking about what to do with them. Apple pie! I know mom made one with a crumbly top which both Bob and I loved. Could I find a recipe that reminded me of it?

 I think I did. Allrecipes had a Dutch Apple Pie that looked just like Mom's.

 It's really a simple recipe and it turned out beautifully. The only instruction I didn't follow was for the parchment paper enclosure. That just seemed extra work. So I left the pie in the open but I cut the baking time to 45 minutes.

 The Granny Smiths are a bit tart and I found they weren't much good for snacking. I bought a bag of them for $5 at Kroger. They seem perfect for this pie. I peeled, cored and sliced each apple into eight sections. I think they look prettier in a pie when they are left as large slices.

 Here's the first mixture of sugar, flour and cinnamon applied. I added the two tablespoons of lemon juice after I took the picture.

 This is the crumble topping applied. It's just sugar, flour and butter cut in to make it crumbly. I remember mom adding bits of butter to her topping.

 The end result is a pie any bakery would be proud to offer. What would this cost? A quick search says the average cost of a whole apple pie now runs $25 to $47! This one cost next to nothing.

 So how is it? It's really wonderful. Tom isn't a fan of cinnamon and this uses just half a teaspoon for the entire pie. It's really an excellent apple pie and one I'll return to whenever I find a deal on apples.