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 use recent 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 lovely decorations for the crust, and taking part in round with filling flavors is the most effective. I like discovering new methods to place a recent spin on this basic 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 elements
- Like a cross between apple cranberry pie and apple crisp
- Golden flaky pie crust gives a crisp distinction to the tender 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 difficult latticing steps for the highest
- Complete pie perfection with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on prime
Start With High quality Pie Crust
To get began on the apple cranberry crumble pie, you want home made pie crust. For the sake of time and to stop my fingers from falling off, I received’t repeat why this home made buttery flaky pie crust is my favourite. You can use my all-butter pie crust, too. I like each equally!
You want simply HALF of both pie crust recipe; each make 2 crusts. Save the opposite crust for one more 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 avoid wasting time the following day. Or, higher but, make the pie crust immediately, 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 after we make apple cake or apple cobbler, I like to recommend utilizing half tart and half candy. Here’s a full record of the most effective apples for baking.
- Cranberries: You should use recent 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 a bit one thing further. I take advantage of 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 vivid. (Taste is a bit flat with out it, so don’t skip this!)
- Brown Sugar: I often use white granulated sugar in apple pie, however go for brown sugar right here. I 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: Moreover utilizing butter to your pie dough, you’ll additionally want it for the crumb topping. Be sure that it’s very chilly.
- Oats: The oat crumble topping jogs my memory of this extraordinary apple crisp, and also you’ll find it irresistible on prime 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 fully soften and seep into the pie filling. Use chilly and cubed butter, lower 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’s going to maintain form within the oven.
Apple Cranberry Pie Filling
The filling is simple and comprised of recent (or frozen) cranberries, apples, brown sugar, flour, and spices. You realize what pairs properly with cranberries? Orange. Add a bit orange zest to the pie, identical to I do with one other Thanksgiving basic—cranberry sauce.
When choosing apples for immediately’s pie, keep in mind that firmer apples are perfect for baking. Keep away from tender, 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 record of the most effective apples for baking. cvbbgfgfnnbv
Tip for Success
Be sure that 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 can 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 prime with the chilly crumble topping.
Bake till the filling is effervescent across the edges. About midway via baking, examine in your pie and use a pie crust defend for those who discover the perimeters are browning fairly shortly. You can too make a pie crust defend out of aluminum foil, and right here’s how: Take a chunk of aluminum foil and fold it in half. Lower out a half circle. Once you open it again up, you’ll have a sq. of foil with a circle lower out of the middle.
Right here’s a photograph, and that is my common apple pie:
Don’t neglect the inside track of vanilla ice cream on prime, 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 recent recipes that match into the pie/crisp/tart class. Be part of the group beneath!
When you’re searching for extra pie inspiration, listed here are all of our favourite Thanksgiving pies.
Apple Cranberry Crumble Pie
Prep Time: 3 hours (contains pie crust)
Prepare dinner Time: 1 hour
Complete Time: 7 hours (contains cooling)
Yield: serves 8-10
Class: Pie
Methodology: 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 have to pre-bake the crust. You should use recent or frozen cranberries on this pie recipe.
Crust
Crumble Topping
Filling
Directions
- The crust: Put together my pie crust via step 5.
- Make the crumble topping: Whisk the brown sugar, flour, and cinnamon collectively in a medium bowl. Lower 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 that 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 mild drive along with your rolling pin. Begin from the middle and work your manner out in all instructions, rotating the dough along with your arms 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 gorgeous edge, fold the overhanging dough again over the sting and use your arms to mould 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 how you can crimp and flute pie crust. Brush the perimeters with egg wash. Refrigerate for a minimum of 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, maintaining the pie within the oven, cut back the oven temperature to 375°F (190°C). Place a pie crust defend (see Notes for home made defend) 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 interior temperature of the filling taken with an instant-read thermometer must 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 defend and tent a whole piece of foil on prime 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 a minimum of 3 hours earlier than slicing and serving. Filling will likely be too juicy if the pie is heat once 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 may 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 properly for as much as 3 months. Thaw in a single day within the fridge and permit to return to room temperature earlier than serving. Notice that the topping will style a bit mushy after freezing/thawing. Ready filling may 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 one more 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 publish above for the most effective apples to make use of. For this pie, I often use 2 Granny Smith and three Honeycrisp or Pink Woman apples.
- Aluminum Foil Pie Crust Defend: You should purchase a pie crust defend or make one from aluminum foil. Lower a 14-inch sq. of aluminum foil. Fold in half. Lower 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 may (cautious, the pie is sizzling!), leaving the middle of the pie uncovered.
