APPLE CRUMBLE PIE

Apple crumble pie



Easy Apple crumble pie recipe.
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook time: 30 to 40  minutes
Serves: 4 to 5 people

Ingredients:
For pastry dough

1. All purpose flour- 1 cup
2. Icing sugar-1/4 cup
3. Butter,cubed and chilled-1/2 cup
4. Ice cold water-2- 4 tsp

For pie filling

1. Apple -peeled,cored and diced- 3 large
2. Butter-1/4 cup
3. Brown Sugar-1/3 cup
4. Cinnamon powder-1/4 to 1/2 tsp
5. Nutmeg powder-1/8 tsp
6. Lemon zest-1/2 tsp
7. Breadcrumbs-1/2 cup

For Crumble topping

1. All purpose flour- 1/3 cup
2. Brown sugar-1/4 cup
3. Butter-1/4 cup

Instructions:
To Prepare the crust

In a large mixing bowl combine together all purpose flour,icing sugar and butter using a fork,until it resembles bread crumbs.

Add a tsp of water at a time until it comes together and you can form it into a ball.Wrap it using a plastic wrap and refrigerate until required.

To Prepare the filling

In a pan add diced apple,butter,brown sugar,cinnamon,nutmeg and lemon zest.Cook for few minutes or until the apples are half done.

Add bread crumbs and mix well until combined.Allow it to cool  slightly.

To Prepare the crumble topping

In a mixing bowl,combine together all the ingredients for the crumble topping,using a fork,until it resembles breadcrumbs.

To prepare/assemble Apple crumble pie

Preheat oven to 180 Deg C.

On a lightly floured surface,roll out the crust dough,until it is about 1/4  inch thick.Transfer this onto a pie dish( You can use one large pie dish or 5 to 6 smaller ones)

Arrange apple mixture in the pie shell.

Sprinkle the prepared crumble topping over the apple filling,pressing down slightly.Bake for about 30 to 35 minutes.

Allow it to cool slightly,before serving.