Thursday, October 3, 2019

Mile-High Apple Pie with Tart Cherries and Spicy Crumb Topping

It’s October, and October means the harvest, the harvest means apples, and apples mean apple pie! I got the urge to make one the other day, putting my own special spin on it (as I do), and it is delicious. Loaded with tart Granny Smith apples, offset with the tangy sweetness of dried tart cherries, with a crumb topping spiced up with a tiny bit of heat from Melissa’s Hatch Chile Pecans. This will satisfy whatever craving you happen to be having at the moment.

Mile-High Apple Pie
with Tart Cherries and Spicy Crumb Topping

 4 lbs. Melissa’s Granny Smith apples
1 3-oz. pkg.
Melissa’s dried tart cherries
1 lemon, zested
2 T. freshly squeezed lemon juice
3 T. bourbon
½ c. granulated sugar
½ c. flour
1 t. kosher salt
¾ t. ground cinnamon
½ t. freshly grated nutmeg
1/8 t. ground allspice
1/8 t. ground cloves
1 pie crust
1 recipe Spicy Crumb Topping (below)

Preheat oven to 400° F.

Core, peel, and slice apples. (I use this
apple corer/slicer, and then cut each slice in half.)

In a large bowl, combine apples, cherries, orange zest and juice, bourbon, sugar, flour, salt, and spices. Toss together to coat.

Fill whatever pie crust you have chosen to use (homemade or purchased, I don’t judge) with the apple mixture.  Place the pie on a parchment-lined baking sheet, and mound on the crumb topping. Bake for 1 hour 15 minutes until the juices bubble out. Midway through the baking process, cover the top of the pie with a sheet of foil to keep from getting too dark.

Serve pie warm with whipped cream or ice cream.

Spicy Crumb Topping

1 cup flour
½ c. brown sugar
¼ c.
Melissa’s Green Hatch Chile Pecans
½ c. (1 stick) butter, cold, cubed

In the work bowl of food processor pulse together flour, brown sugar, and pecans until thoroughly combined. Add butter all at once, and pulse until it forms a crumbly mixture about the size of peas.




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7 comments:

kitty@ Kitty's Kozy Kitchen said...

Crumb topped pies are my faves, Pattie! I wish I had a slice of yours right now. I like the idea of the tart cherries in it. Yum!

Pinky at Designs by Pinky said...

Apple pie is my favorite. This looks so delicious!

gluten Free A_Z Blog said...

Patti,
This seriously looks outrageous! I could eat the whole thing!!! Great recipe

Linda said...

Oh I bet that tastes as delicious as it looks! I'm so glad to see you added flour instead of cornstarch - that's the way I do it because that's the way Granny did it, and I swear it makes for a good old-fashioned pie.

thepaintedapron.com said...

Wow, now that's a pie!!!
Jenna

sandy said...

so....If I was your neighbor - ... could I pop in for a piece or a portion of whatever you are cooking every day....because if you say yes, a move could be considered in my future, lol. In other words... do you share... yum.

The Liberty Belle said...

You see, it's recipes like this that really make me wish my monitor had a scratch, sniff, and taste option. Thanks for sharing the recipe.