Dutch Apple Pie

This apple pie has a cinnamon swirl crust.  My son helped me make the majority of it.

Ingredients

FOR THE CRUST --

                   
1
Pillsbury™ Refrigerated Pie Crust
                   
1
tablespoon unsalted butter, melted
                   
2
teaspoons ground cinnamon
                   
Egg wash (1 egg beaten with 1 teaspoon water)

FOR THE PIE --

                   
7
to 8 cups 7 peeled, cored and thinly sliced small Granny Smith apples
                   
1
stick unsalted butter, room temperature
                   
1
cup Gold Medal™ unbleached all-purpose flour
                   
1
cup light brown sugar
                   
Granulated sugar, for sprinkling

FOR THE ICING --

                   
1/2
cup powdered sugar
                   
1/4
teaspoon vanilla
                   
1/4
teaspoon ground cinnamon
                   
2
teaspoons milk

Directions

  • 1 Preheat oven to 400°F. Unroll pie crust on a lightly floured surface. Brush with butter and sprinkle evenly with cinnamon. Roll up tightly and slice into 1/2-inch rounds, like miniature cinnamon rolls.
  • 2 Press miniature cinnamon rolls, flat side down, evenly into the bottom and sides of a 9-inch glass pie plate, making sure there are no spaces between the rolls. Brush pie crust lightly with egg wash.
  • 3 Place sliced apples in a mound on top of the crust. In a large bowl, combine butter, flour and brown sugar and form into crumbles using fingers or a pastry blender. Sprinkle crumble over apples.
  • 4 Sprinkle granulated sugar evenly over crumble. Bake pie until the top and crust are a golden brown and the filling is bubbling, about 40-45 minutes (cover top/crust with foil if necessary to prevent it from getting too dark). Remove from oven and allow to cool completely on a cooling rack.
  • 5 In a small bowl, whisk together powdered sugar, vanilla, cinnamon and milk to form icing (add more sugar or milk to reach desired consistency). Using a pastry bag or ziploc bag with one tip cut off, pipe on icing in a swirl on top of crumble on fully cooled pie.

Comments