As American as "French Apple Pie"?
French Apple Pie, Dutch Apple Pie with Icing, German Apfelkuchen, Impossible Apple Pie, Double Crust Apple Pie, Mock Apple Pie made with Ritz Crackers. There are so many variations on apple pie alone, that entire cookbooks have been written using the ordinary and humble apple. The list of apple varieties grown around the world could easily fill more than a bushel basket.
Just the mention of apple pie seems to conjure up all sorts of warm, fuzzy memories of helping Grandma in the kitchen. Peeling the apples, making homemade pie crust, flour all over the kitchen floor. It could take literally all day to make an apple pie.
This French apple pie recipe is a real time saver. No need to peel apples, a single crust, and one bowl does double duty for easy clean-up. The job is even easier if you buy a store bought shell. Don't let the canned apples fool you either. This apple pie is juicy, buttery, and delicious.
French Apple Pie Tips, Tools and Ingredients:
- Canned apples: Buy sliced apples packed in water. Do not use pie filling.
- Pie crust: Make The Best Ever Pie Crust or purchase your favorite crust from the store. Use raw, do not bake first.
- Pastry blender: Handy gadget usually made of stainless steel. It has a handle attached to 5 or 6 sharp thin blades that mix the topping ingredients together. Much like using two knives, it is quicker and less messy with the same results.
- This recipe can easily be doubled or quadrupled.
- Variations can be found at the end of this recipe.
One Crust French Apple Pie Recipe
Filling Ingredients:
- 1) 20 ounce can sliced apples, packed in water, drained
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
- 1 9" pie crust, unbaked
Streusel Crumb Recipe Topping Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup white sugar
- Pinch salt
- 2 Tbsp butter, melted
- 1/4 cup walnuts, chopped
- 1/3 cup coconut, sweetened and flaked
Directions - How To Make French Apple Pie Recipe
- Drain apples, place in large mixing bowl.
- Add all other filling ingredients and mix with a spoon or spatula.
- Pour into your favorite unbaked pie crust. Set aside.
- In the same bowl, mix flour, sugar, salt, and butter with hands or pastry blender until crumbly and looks like streusel.
- Add walnuts and coconut and mix in.
- Sprinkle topping evenly over pie.
- Bake at 375 degrees for approximately 40 minutes or until bubbly and topping is lightly toasted.
- Cool before serving.
- Makes 1 9"pie.
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Variations:
- Add raisins to the apple filling
- Substitute drained cherries in water for the apples.
- Substitute drained peaches in juice for the apples.
Donna Diegel - Donna Diegel is an experienced baker and published author with more than 25 years of experience in the food industry.
