I just love the soft but slightly crunchy topping on the apples it reminds me of cobblers more than pie.
Either way with a scoop of ice cream you got one heck of a pie alamode.
Mom uses to make this with a graham cracker crust and by brushing egg yolk on the bottom so it wouldn't get soggy from the apples but through the years I adapted this one as I prefer regular homemade pie crust.
You can do either one.
Mom's Dutch Apple Pie Recipe adapted
1 - 9-inch unbaked pie crust (Note: in the original recipe my mom made she used graham cracker crust I prefer regular pie crust if you like graham cracker crust brush the bottom with 1 beaten egg yolk and bake for 5 minutes at 350 degrees before adding the apples) homemade or store-bought
5 cups sliced apples I used either McIntosh or Rome Apples
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
3 tablespoons flour
pinch of salt
1/2 teaspoon each cinnamon and nutmeg
Mix all together in a bowl and add to the raw pie crust.
Heat oven to 375 degrees.
Dutch Apple Topping for Pie:
In another bowl add:
3/4 cup flour
1/4 cup each white sugar and brown sugar
1/3 cup softened butter
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
Mix until crumbly and add to the top of the raw apples in the pie plate.
Bake until golden brown and bubbly around 50 minutes. Cool before serving.
