That is my apple cranberry crumble pie. Beneath a scrumptious brown sugar and oat crumble topping you’ll discover layers of candy spiced apples and juicy tart cranberries… all atop a superbly buttery and flaky pie crust. You should utilize contemporary or frozen cranberries on this pie recipe.
Not solely is apple pie my favourite dessert to eat, it’s my favourite dessert to bake.
Making the dough from scratch, creating stunning decorations for the crust, and taking part in round with filling flavors is the most effective. I really like discovering new methods to place a contemporary spin on this traditional recipe, whether or not it’s salted caramel apple pie, apple pie with chai spices, or particular person apple hand pies.
Why You’ll Love This Apple Cranberry Crumble Pie
- Basic recipe, with none sophisticated substances
- Like a cross between apple cranberry pie and apple crisp
- Golden flaky pie crust offers a crisp distinction to the delicate and juicy filling
- Deliciously candy, cinnamon-spiced filling with tart, juicy bursts of cranberries
- Comforting, nostalgia-filled taste
- No par-baking the underside crust, and no tough latticing steps for the highest
- Whole pie perfection with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on high
Start With High quality Pie Crust
To get began on the apple cranberry crumble pie, you want do-it-yourself pie crust. For the sake of time and to stop my fingers from falling off, I received’t repeat why this do-it-yourself buttery flaky pie crust is my favourite. You could possibly use my all-butter pie crust, too. I really like each equally!
You want simply HALF of both pie crust recipe; each make 2 crusts. Save the opposite crust for an additional single-crust pie like my pumpkin pie, pecan pie, or ultra-creamy banana cream pie.
I at all times make the dough the night time earlier than to save lots of time the subsequent day. Or, higher but, make the pie crust at the moment, freeze it, then put it within the fridge the night time earlier than making the pie. Save much more time later!
Substances for Apple Cranberry Crumble Pie
- Apples: It’s finest to make use of quite a lot of apples in apple pie. Identical to once we make apple cake or apple cobbler, I like to recommend utilizing half tart and half candy. Here’s a full listing of the most effective apples for baking.
- Cranberries: You should utilize contemporary or frozen cranberries right here. If utilizing frozen, don’t thaw.
- Spices: Apple pie isn’t apple pie with out heat spices like cinnamon and nutmeg. I like so as to add allspice to the filling for somewhat one thing additional. I exploit the identical spice mix in baked apple cider French toast. You’ll want cinnamon for the oat crumble topping, too.
- Orange Zest: A contact of citrus is essential to maintain the flavour shiny. (Taste is a bit flat with out it, so don’t skip this!)
- Brown Sugar: I normally use white granulated sugar in apple pie, however go for brown sugar right here. I really like brown sugar, orange, and cranberries collectively, and the trio works splendidly with candy apples. This mega-flavorful filling is unbelievable. You’ll use brown sugar within the topping, too.
- Flour: Flour thickens the pie filling. You additionally want flour for the topping.
- Butter: In addition to utilizing butter in your pie dough, you’ll additionally want it for the crumb topping. Be sure it’s very chilly.
- Oats: The oat crumble topping jogs my memory of this extraordinary apple crisp, and also you’ll like it on high of this juicy filling and flaky pie crust. For a topping with out oats, attempt the topping from my apple crumble pie.
You additionally want an egg wash (egg + milk) for brushing on the crust edges.
Crumble Topping
Making the crumbly streusel topping is straightforward. You’re going to need to maintain issues chilly, so it doesn’t utterly soften and seep into the pie filling. Use chilly and cubed butter, reduce it into the brown sugar, flour, and cinnamon utilizing a pastry cutter or 2 forks, then stir within the oats.
Make the oat crumble topping first and place within the fridge or freezer whilst you roll out the pie dough and put together the pie filling. Once more, the colder the topping, the extra probably it would maintain form within the oven.
Apple Cranberry Pie Filling
The filling is straightforward and constructed from contemporary (or frozen) cranberries, apples, brown sugar, flour, and spices. what pairs effectively with cranberries? Orange. Add somewhat orange zest to the pie, similar to I do with one other Thanksgiving traditional—cranberry sauce.
When choosing apples for at the moment’s pie, do not forget that firmer apples are perfect for baking. Keep away from delicate, mealy, and mushy apples. And for a extra complicated, fascinating taste, I recommend utilizing quite a lot of apples. I at all times use a sweeter apple like Fuji, Pink Woman, or Honeycrisp, and a tart selection like Granny Smith.
Here’s a full listing of the most effective apples for baking. cvbbgfgfnnbv
Tip for Success
Be sure your apple slices are across the identical thickness. You don’t need some tremendous thick apples (that received’t actually prepare dinner) and a few tremendous skinny apples (that may grow to be mushy). Purpose for round 1/4-inch thickness.
Let’s Bake the Pie
Earlier than filling the pie, make sure you crimp or flute the pie crust. Brush the perimeters with egg wash, after which add the apple cranberry filling and high with the chilly crumble topping.
Bake till the filling is effervescent across the edges. About midway by way of baking, examine in your pie and use a pie crust protect if you happen to discover the perimeters are browning fairly shortly. You too can make a pie crust protect out of aluminum foil, and right here’s how: Take a bit of aluminum foil and fold it in half. Reduce out a half circle. While you open it again up, you’ll have a sq. of foil with a circle reduce out of the middle.
Right here’s a photograph, and that is my common apple pie:
Don’t neglect the news of vanilla ice cream on high, a pie non-negotiable. You’ll love the way it tastes melting down into the tart cranberries and gooey-sweet apples.
This recipe is a part of Sally’s Pie Week, an annual custom the place I share a handful of latest recipes that match into the pie/crisp/tart class. Be a part of the neighborhood under!
In case you’re in search of extra pie inspiration, listed here are all of our favourite Thanksgiving pies.
Apple Cranberry Crumble Pie
Prep Time: 3 hours (consists of pie crust)
Cook dinner Time: 1 hour
Whole Time: 7 hours (consists of cooling)
Yield: serves 8-10
Class: Pie
Technique: Baking
Delicacies: American
Description
That is my apple cranberry crumble pie. Beneath a scrumptious brown sugar and oat crumble topping you’ll discover layers of candy spiced apples and juicy tart cranberries… all atop a superbly buttery and flaky pie crust. No must pre-bake the crust. You should utilize contemporary or frozen cranberries on this pie recipe.
Crust
Crumble Topping
Filling
Directions
- The crust: Put together my pie crust by way of step 5.
- Make the crumble topping: Whisk the brown sugar, flour, and cinnamon collectively in a medium bowl. Reduce within the butter utilizing a pastry cutter or forks till the combination is crumbly. Stir within the oats. Refrigerate till prepared to make use of.
- After the pie dough chills, preheat oven to 400°F (204°C). Place a baking sheet on the underside oven rack, to catch any juices which will spill over the edges of the pie.
- Roll out the chilled pie dough onto a evenly floured floor. Keep in mind, when rolling out the pie dough, at all times use light drive along with your rolling pin. Begin from the middle and work your means out in all instructions, rotating the dough along with your fingers as you go. Roll it out right into a circle 12 inches in diameter. Rigorously place the dough in a 9-inch pie dish. Tuck it in along with your fingers, ensuring it’s clean. For a wonderful edge, fold the overhanging dough again over the sting and use your fingers to mildew the sting into a pleasant thick rim across the pie. Crimp the perimeters with a fork or use your fingers to flute the perimeters. For visuals and a video of this, see the best way to crimp and flute pie crust. Brush the perimeters with egg wash. Refrigerate for no less than 10 minutes as you put together the pie filling.
- Make the filling and assemble: In a big bowl, stir the apple slices, cranberries, brown sugar, flour, orange zest, cinnamon, allspice, and nutmeg collectively till totally mixed. Spoon the filling into the chilled crust. Sprinkle the chilly crumble topping everywhere in the filling.
- Bake for 20 minutes. Then, retaining the pie within the oven, cut back the oven temperature to 375°F (190°C). Place a pie crust protect (see Notes for do-it-yourself protect) on the perimeters to stop them from over-browning. Proceed baking the pie till the filling is effervescent across the edges, 35–40 extra minutes. If you wish to be exact, the inner temperature of the filling taken with an instant-read thermometer ought to be round 200°F (93°C) when accomplished. Tip: If wanted in the direction of the top of bake time, take away the pie crust protect and tent a complete piece of foil on high of the pie if the highest seems prefer it’s getting too brown.
- Take away pie from the oven, place on a cooling rack, and funky for no less than 3 hours earlier than slicing and serving. Filling will probably be too juicy if the pie is heat while you slice it. Serve with vanilla ice cream, if desired.
- Cowl and retailer leftover pie at room temperature for as much as 1 day or within the fridge for as much as 5 days.
Notes
- Make Forward & Freezing Directions: A pair methods to make forward of time! Make 1 day upfront: After the pie cools, cowl tightly and maintain at room temperature. The pie crust dough will also be ready forward of time and saved within the fridge for as much as 5 days or within the freezer for as much as 3 months. Baked pie additionally freezes effectively for as much as 3 months. Thaw in a single day within the fridge and permit to return to room temperature earlier than serving. Observe that the topping will style a bit mushy after freezing/thawing. Ready filling will also be frozen as much as 3 months, thaw in a single day within the fridge earlier than utilizing.
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- Pie Crust: Each linked pie crust recipes make 2 crusts. You solely want 1 crust for this pie, so freeze the 2nd half for an additional use or one other one-crust pie like pumpkin pie, pecan pie, or extremely creamy banana cream pie.
- No Oats in Topping: If you wish to skip the oats within the topping, use the identical topping from my apple crumble pie.
- Apples: See weblog put up above for the most effective apples to make use of. For this pie, I normally use 2 Granny Smith and three Honeycrisp or Pink Woman apples.
- Aluminum Foil Pie Crust Defend: You should purchase a pie crust protect or make one from aluminum foil. Reduce a 14-inch sq. of aluminum foil. Fold in half. Reduce out a 5-inch semi-circle on the folded edge. Unfold. Rigorously match the aluminum foil over the pie crust edges, securing down on the edges as finest you’ll be able to (cautious, the pie is scorching!), leaving the middle of the pie uncovered.
