Streusal Apple Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 5 medium granny smith apples, cored, skinned, and sliced a 1/4 inch thick
• 2 large gala apples, cored, skinned, and sliced 1/4 inch thick
• 2 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1/3-1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 2 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon allspice
• 1 1/4 teaspoons ground cloves
• 2 -3 teaspoons vinegar
• 1 egg
• 1 2/3-2 cups half flour and half wheat flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1/2 cup butter, chilled and cubed
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2-1 cup ice water (to moisten the dough)
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1/2 cup wheat flour
• 1/2 cup brown sugar (or more, depending on your taste)
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 3 -4 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 1/2 teaspoons nutmeg
• 1 1/2 teaspoons allspice
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cloves
• 1/4-1/2 cup very finely crushed nuts (i used hazelnuts, pecans, almonds, and walnuts)
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup butter, chilled and diced

Recipe

• 1 baking instructions: (see separate components below).
• 2 preheat the oven to 375 degrees farenheit. assemble the pies and set into the middle rack. bake for approximately 1 hour or so; until the crust and streusal are browned and the apples are soft. serve with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream, warm or cold ( i prefer warm).
• 3 for the crust:.
• 4 add all the dry ingredients together in a decent-sized bowl. cut/add in the butter and mix with fingertips until crumbly. knead slightly and add as much ice water as neccesary to moisten the dough (tbsp by tbsp).
• 5 roll out on a floured surface until 1/2-1/4 inch thick and lay over a pie pan (fluting the edges if desired), brush the sides with honey. chill until needed.
• 6 for the filling:.
• 7 cut the apples accordingly and add all ingredients ,except for the egg, in a large bowl. mix well and let sit for 5-6 minutes. spoon apples only into pie dough, spreading evenly and set aside. whisk the egg with the remaining juices and spoon a 1/4 cup or so over the pies. chill until needed.
• 8 for the streusal:.
• 9 sift together all the dry ingredients and mix well. cut in the butter and rub with fingertips until semi-clumpy and sandy.
• 10 sprinkle over pies evenly.