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Title: Need apple pie topping recipe
Post by: erik the bold on November 21, 2006, 11:24:43 AM
Going to the relatives for Thanksgiving.  Was told I have to bring the apple pie.

I've got some really good homemade pie filling and a graham cracker crust, but need a recipe for the crumbly topping.

Any of you chefs have a good suggestion ?   grin
Title: Re: Need apple pie topping recipe
Post by: BrokenPaw on November 21, 2006, 11:41:12 AM
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter (cold).

Put it all in a bowl, and use a metal spatula to cut the butter up in the mix.  Keep just chopping the butter up until it's in pieces no bigger than a jellybean.  It'll end up coated in the sugar/flour mixture.

Pour this over the top of the pie right before you bake.

Done.

-BP
Title: Re: Need apple pie topping recipe
Post by: Brian Williams on November 22, 2006, 03:42:47 AM
GRAHAM CRACKER CRUST!!!!
Listen to Betty Crocker

1 Tsp soft butter (NOT MARGERINE)
1/3 cup good shortening
1 cup of flour
2 to 3 Tsp water
Dash of salt

mix by hand together with 2 knives or a crust cutter
makes 1 crust,
Title: Re: Need apple pie topping recipe
Post by: BrokenPaw on November 22, 2006, 08:26:12 AM
I'm going to have to concur with Brian Williams here; a graham-cracker crust is only appropriate for cream- and chocolate-based pies.  They are an abomination upon the face of the Apple-Pie Eating World.   grin

-BP
Title: Re: Need apple pie topping recipe
Post by: lupinus on November 22, 2006, 08:36:06 AM
grahm on an apple pie  undecided

ewwwwww

for the love of pie man go to the store and pie a frozen pie shell

as for the topping I dont really have a recipie cause I eyeball it (im a bad little baker I hate to measure lol)
Title: Re: Need apple pie topping recipe
Post by: Stickjockey on November 22, 2006, 09:50:08 AM
Brian Williams has it, with the following caveats:

Use cold water. The colder the better.

Once it's mixed, handle it as little as possible. the more you roll/knead/mess with it, the tougher it'll get.
Title: Re: Need apple pie topping recipe
Post by: Brian Williams on November 22, 2006, 01:50:29 PM
yes use cold water, and definately mix it just enough to combine the mix, then roll out on a flour covered board, with a good rolling pin.
Title: Re: Need apple pie topping recipe
Post by: lupinus on November 23, 2006, 05:39:58 AM
when you are done mixing the water in it should look fiarly dry.

Pick a lump up in hand and squeeze it.  If its just enough to form a ball (even a crumbly one) you have enough water.  Wrap it in some parchment of a ziplock bag and toss it in the fridge to absobe the water and you will be good to go.

Ever made a pie and the crust shrank up?  To much water was the reason.

Frozen pie shells these days are very good and if you dont want to muck with pie dough I highly reccomend them.