Crumb Topped Apple Pumpkin Pie Food

CLASSIC APPLE CRUMB PIE

Steps:

• Make the crust: Whisk the flour, granulated sugar and salt in a large bowl. Rub the butter pieces into the flour using your fingers until pea-size pieces form. Drizzle in the vinegar and ice water; stir gently with a fork to combine. If the dough doesn't hold together when you squeeze it, add more ice water, 1 tablespoon at a time. Turn out the dough onto a piece of plastic wrap and form into a disk; wrap tightly. Refrigerate until firm, at least 1 hour or overnight.
• Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface into a 13-inch round. Ease into a 9-inch pie plate. Trim the edges, leaving a 1-inch overhang, then tuck the overhanging dough under itself; crimp the edges with a fork. Refrigerate until firm, at least 1 hour or overnight.
• Meanwhile, make the crumb topping: Mix the flour, brown sugar, cinnamon and salt in a medium bowl. Rub the butter into the mixture with your fingers until no longer floury and crumbs form. Freeze until ready to use.
• Make the filling: Place a foil-lined baking sheet on the lowest oven rack; preheat to 400˚. Mix the apples, melted butter, both sugars, flour, lemon juice, cinnamon and salt in a large bowl. Spoon the filling into the chilled pie crust. Pat the crumb mixture on top.
• Bake the pie on the hot baking sheet until lightly browned, about 30 minutes. Reduce the oven temperature to 350˚ and bake until the apples are completely soft when pierced with a paring knife, 60 to 80 more minutes. (If the topping is getting too dark, cover loosely with foil.) Transfer the pie to a rack to cool completely.

APPLE-PUMPKIN-PECAN PIE

Steps:

• For the crust: Position the oven rack in the middle of the oven and preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Coat the bottom and sides of a 9 1/2-inch deep-dish pie pan with nonstick cooking spray.
• Roll the pie dough out, if needed, into a 10-inch round on a lightly-floured surface (or between two pieces of floured parchment paper). If the dough gets too warm, refrigerate it to firm up. Ease the dough into the prepared pie pan. Fold the overhanging dough under itself and crimp the edges as desired. Chill for 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, spread the pecans out on a baking sheet and bake until golden and toasted, 8 to 10 minutes. Let cool and separate 1/3 cup; coarsely chop the 1/3 cup pecans for garnish and set aside.
• Put the pie pan on a baking sheet and line the chilled pie crust with foil or a large coffee filter and fill with pie weights. Bake until the edges are just barely golden, 15 to 18 minutes. Remove the foil with weights, then brush the bottom and edges of the dough all over with the egg white and continue baking until the bottom of the crust is also just barely golden, 8 to 10 minutes more. Transfer to a rack and cool completely. (Par-bake your pie shell up to 1 day in advance.)
• For the pecan pie filling: Scatter the remaining 1 cup pecans in the bottom of the cooled pie shell. Whisk the corn syrup, brown sugar, butter, egg and 1/4 teaspoon salt together in a medium bowl. Pour the egg mixture over the pecans. Bake until just set, 20 to 25 minutes. Transfer the pie to a rack until cool to the touch.
• For the apple pie filling: Meanwhile, peel, core and cut the apples into 1/4-inch slices. Toss with the granulated sugar and lemon juice in a medium bowl. Melt the butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat, then add the apples and cook, gently stirring occasionally, until the apples are soft but still hold their shape, about 10 minutes. Stir in the flour and cool completely. (Spread the mixture out on a baking sheet in a thin layer to help cool faster).
• Pile the cooled apple mixture up and around the edge of the cooled pie (directly on top of the pecan filling) leaving about an 8-inch well in the center of the pie.
• For the pumpkin pie filling: Whisk together the pumpkin, heavy cream, granulated sugar, egg and spice in a medium bowl. Pour the filling into the center of the pie (directly on top of the pecan filling) with the apples as a border.
• Bake the pie until the pumpkin center is set with just a slight jiggle, 50 minutes to 1 hour. If the crust gets too brown, cover with foil or a pie crust shield. Let the pie cool completely on a rack.
• Sprinkle the reserved 1/3 cup chopped pecans around the pie, snug up against the apple filling. Slice and serve with dollops of whipped cream.

PUMPKIN CRUMBLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter the bottom and sides of a 13-by-9-inch baking dish with 1 tablespoon butter.
• Whisk together the pumpkin puree, half-and-half, granulated sugar, eggs, 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice, 1/4 teaspoon cardamom and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a large bowl until well blended.
• In another large bowl, combine the oats, brown sugar, flour, remaining 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice, 1/4 teaspoon cardamom and 1/2 teaspoon salt, breaking up any lumps of brown sugar with a fork. Melt the remaining 7 tablespoons butter and stir into the flour mixture until it is completely moistened and crumbly.
• Spread the pumpkin mixture evenly in the bottom of the baking dish. Scatter the oat mixture on top. Bake until the pumpkin is set around the edges but still jiggly when shaken, and the topping is brown and crisp, about 50 minutes.
• Serve room temperature or slightly warm with whipped cream on the side.

APPLE CRUMB PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Place sliced apples in a large bowl; sprinkle with lemon juice, if desired. In a small bowl, mix together white sugar, 2 tablespoons flour, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Sprinkle mixture over apples and toss until apple slices are evenly coated. Stir in raisins and walnuts (optional). Transfer mixture into pastry shell.
• In a small bowl ,mix together 1/2 cup flour and brown sugar. Cut in butter or margarine until mixture is crumbly. Sprinkle mixture over apple filling. Cover top loosely with aluminum foil.
• Bake in preheated oven for 25 minutes. Remove foil and bake an additional 25 to 30 minutes, until top is golden brown and filling is bubbly. Cool on a wire rack.

PUMPKIN APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; transfer to a 9-in. pie plate. Trim crust to 1/2 in. beyond rim of plate; flute edge. , In a saucepan, combine the brown sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon and salt. Stir in water until smooth. Add the butter; bring to a boil. Add apples. Cook and stir for 4 minutes. , Add apple mixture to crust. In a bowl, whisk the pumpkin, milk, sugar, egg, cinnamon and salt until smooth; pour over apple layer. If desired, decorate edge with crust leaves., Bake until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, 50-55 minutes. If necessary, cover edges with foil during the last 15 minutes of baking time to prevent overbrowning. Cool completely. If desired, serve with whipped cream or ice cream. Store in the refrigerator.

DUTCH APPLE-PUMPKIN CRISP

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spread apples over bottom of 9-inch glass pie plate. Microwave uncovered on High 4 to 6 minutes or until apples are crisp-tender.
• Meanwhile, in small bowl, toss 3/4 cup flour, the brown sugar, butter and 1/4 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice until crumbly. Set aside.
• In medium bowl, beat remaining ingredients except whipped cream with wire whisk until smooth. Pour over apples. Sprinkle with flour mixture. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until golden brown and set. Cool 20 minutes. Serve warm with whipped cream.

PUMPKIN APPLE CRUMB PIE

Steps:

• 1. Prepare your crumb topping and set aside: Using a pastry fork or regular fork, combine 1/2 c. brown sugar, 1/3 c. flour, 1/4 c. room temp butter and 2/3 c. finely chopped nuts, I use walnuts. Combine to a crumbly consistency.
• 2. Peel and chop apples into small bite size pcs. Add 1 Tbs. of brown sugar, 1/4 tsp. cinnamon and a little squeeze of lemon juice. You will want about 2 1/2 c.
• 3. Make or buy a pie crust.
• 4. Mix pumpkin, eggs, 1 tsp. of cinnamon, sugar, 1/2 tsp. ginger, 1/4 tsp. cloves, 1/2 tsp. salt and one can of evaporated milk till silky.
• 5. Drain any juice that the apple may have created. Pour apples into pie crust.
• 6. Pour just enough pumpkin pie filling in to about 1" from top.
• 7. Sprinkle crumb topping on and bake 425° for 15 min, then reduce heat and baked 375° for 40-50 min. till a knife inserted into center comes out clean. Cool and serve with ice cream or your favorite pie topping. NOTE: Seems I always have to cook mine about 60 min. Cooking time will vary from oven to oven. NOTE: You may want to loosely place a pc. of foil over top of pie for the last 30 minutes of baking time to prevent the crumb topping from browning and hardening too much.

CRUMB TOPPED APPLE PIE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine flour and salt; cut in the shortening until crumbly. Gradually add water, tossing with a fork until dough forms a ball. Wrap in plastic. Refrigerate for 1 to 1-1/2 hours or until easy to handle., Preheat oven to 450°. Roll out pastry to fit a 9-in. pie plate. Transfer pastry to pie plate. Trim pastry to 1/2 in. beyond edge of plate; flute edges., For filling, place apples in crust. Combine the sugar, flour and cinnamon; sprinkle over apples. , For topping, combine flour and sugar in a small bowl; cut in butter until crumbly. Sprinkle over filling. Bake 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 350°; bake 50-60 minutes or until topping is golden brown and filling is bubbly. Cool on a wire rack.

CRUMB-TOPPED APPLE & PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• On a lightly floured surface, unroll pastry.
• Transfer pastry to a 9" deep dish pie plate. Flute pastry edges.
• In a large bowl, combine the apples, sugar flour, lemon juice, and cinnamon. Spoon into crust.
• In another large bowl, whisk the pumpkin filling ingredients. Pour over apple mixture, Bake at 375* for 30 minutes.
• For topping, combine flour and sugar. Cut in butter until crumbly; stir in walnuts. Sprinkle over pie.
• Bake 20-25 minutes longer or until a knife inserted into pumpkin layer comes out clean (cover edges with foil during the last 15 minutes to prevent overbrowning if necessary).
• Cool on a wire rack. Refrigerate leftovers.
• NOTE: I used Splenda for the sugar and 2 eggs rather than the egg substitute.
• ENJOY!