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Recipe: Jan's Apple Pie with Oatmeal Crumb Topping

What's that you say? You can't bake pie? Nonsense...if I can bake a pie, then you can bake a pie! And here's the perfect pie to try first! In about 2 hours you can have this wonderfully delicious looking pie cooling on your kitchen counter. All you have to do is...

You will need:

• 9" deep-dish pie pan (and yes, you can use disposable aluminum pie pans!)

• vegetable peeler

• large pot

Ingredients:

• 3 lbs apples*(for one 9" deep dish pie)

• Brown Sugar

• Oatmeal

• Lemon Juice

• Vanilla extract

• Cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice

• Cornstarch

• Butter

 *I've made this apple pie with several different types of apples. Jonathon apples make a delightful pie, but so do Delicious or Macintosh apples. Gala, Fuji, and Braeburn apples are OK, but I don't prefer them for a pie. If you'd rather have a tart apple pie, then use Granny Smith apples.

Directions:

Wash and peel the apples. Cut each apple into four pieces, cut out the core. Slice each quarter apple into 5 or 6 slices. Put all apple slices into a large pot.

Add in:

• 1/3 cup brown sugar

• 1 cup of oatmeal (rolled oats are best, do not use instant oatmeal)

• 1 tablespoon cinnamon (adjust for your personal preference)

• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

• 1/2 teaspoon allspice

Mix:

• 1/3 cup lemon juice

• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

• 1/2 cup water

• Dissolve 1 tablespoon of cornstarch in 1/4 cup boiling water, and add to liquids

Stir well and pour liquids into apples.

Cook apples over low to medium heat, stir often. If apple mixture appears too dry, then add 1/3 to 1/2 cup water. Cook until the apples are "mushy" (when you poke apple slices with a fork, the fork goes in and comes out easily, just like you are testing potatoes). It will probably take 45 minutes, or so, to cook the apples.

And while the apples are cooking...

Make the piecrust:

If you just groaned and said, "Nope! I cannot make pie crust!" then you are wrong! You can make pie crust, and it isn't even hard to do! Get my secrets for making pie crust (I use a box mix), along with an illustrated tutorial (of me, making the pie crust) by visiting:

Yes! You can make piecrust!

(This tutorial is a Word document and it will open in a new window for your convenience. It will take several long minutes to open due to the number of pictures included.)

You will have plenty of time to make the piecrust while the apples are cooking. However, don't pre-bake the piecrust until the apples are fully cooked---and don't throw away the piecrust scraps!

Now that you have made the piecrust, and you are waiting while the apples are continuing to cook, make the crumb topping.

Make the Oatmeal Crumb topping:

In a small mixing bowl, add 1 cup of oatmeal, 1/4 cup of brown sugar, 1 tablespoon soft butter. Now, crumble the pie crust scraps into the bowl. To do this, tear off small pieces of piecrust, roll round vigorously with your finger tips, breaking off little bits, and dropping into the mixing bowl. Use a pastry cutter (or a fork) the blend everything enough so that the butter is well distributed.

Baking the pie:

When the apples are fully cooked, remove from the stove and set the pot on a trivet or potholder. Pre-bake the piecrust. Remove piecrust from over, and set on a wire cooling rack, potholder, or trivet.

Fill the piecrust shell with cooked apples. It is OK to mound.

With your fingers, scoop up some crumb topping and crumble/sprinkle on the top of the mounded apples. Continue until the entire top of the pie is covered. If it looks like you won't have enough crumb topping, add in more oatmeal to stretch.

Bake at 375 degrees for about 35-40 minutes, or until the edge of the piecrust is lightly browned.

Set baked pie on a wire cooling rack. It will take at least an hour to cool enough to eat. Refrigerate remaining pie (cover with plastic wrap or put in an airtight pie container).

Well---you've just made a DEE-licious apple pie...don't forget the Vanilla Bean Ice Cream!

Want another way to enjoy apples? Why not try my Mom’s Applesauce? Go to:

http://www.jansdough.com/Poppo/Applesauce.htm

After you make Mom's Applesauce, you can also make Mom’s Applesauce Cake---it's amazingly moist and wonderful. Get your free recipe at: http://www.jansdough.com/Poppo/ApplesauceCake.htm.

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