Grandma Nissleys Crumb Pie Food

GRANDMA'S APPLE CRUMB PIE

Steps:

• Slice apples into pie shell, pour the half cup sugar over the apples, sprinkle with cinnamon.
• For the topping, mix flour and sugar. Cut in margarine until crumbly. Spread over the top of the pie. Bake at 350 degrees for 60 minutes, until topping starts to brown just slightly. Cover the edge of the crust with foil when baking. Remove after 45 minutes in the oven so it can brown slightly before finished baking.

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.

QUAKERTOWN MOLASSES CRUMB PIE

Steps:

• In a saucepan, combine the ingredients for the molasses layer. Cook and stir over medium heat until the mixture has thickened. This will take about 5-10 minutes, depending on your stove. Allow it to come to a low boil, but not a full boil. Allow the mixture to cool while you prepare the topping.
• For the topping, combine the flour, brown sugar, melted butter and baking soda. Mix well.
• Pour the molasses mixture into the unbaked pie shell.
• Sprinkle the crumbs on top of the molasses mixture.
• Bake at 375 for 40-45 minutes until the top is golden brown and the center starts to puff up.
• Allow the pie to cool before slicing. This is considered a "wet-bottom" pie, so when you slice it, the bottom may be slightly "wet" and that's OK.

MY GRANDMA'S PIE CRUST

Steps:

• Blend Crisco and flour with a pastry cutter; I recommend gradually blending in the flour.
• Sprinkle the 5 tablespoons cold water (refrigerated/bottled water works) one tablespoon at a time over the dough while cutting it with a butter knife to blend.
• This recipe will make a 9-inch double pie crust.
• If you don't want to make the pie until later this will keep wrapped in wax paper either refrigerated or not.
• To use, flour a clean counter top and rolling pin.
• Divide the dough with one piece being slightly larger.
• Mix in a little more flour in the larger piece.
• Begin to roll it from the middle out on the counter.
• Try to keep it circular and continue to roll it until it is big enough.
• Transfer pastry into a pie pan; press down and cut off excess with a knife.
• Mix the trimmings into the other smaller piece of dough; repeat the process.
• Fill your pie.
• Transfer the rolled dough to the top.
• Seal the dough, cut off excess pastry, and make slits (normally).
• Bake according to pie directions.
• Cut trimmings into strips and sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar.
• Bake trimmings with the pie or before the pie. Watch very carefully as the trimmings will be done quickly and can burn easily.