Thanksgiving Special Recipe - Streusel Apple Pie

Ingredients:

  • Streusel:
    • 2/3 cup walnuts
    • 1/2 cup packed golden brown sugar
    • 1/4 cup yellow cornmeal
    • 1/4 cup all purpose flour
    • 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
    • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
    • 5 tablespoons chilled unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
  • Filling:
    • 2 1/4 pounds Granny Smith apples, about 6 medium, peeled, quartered, cored, cut into 1/2-inch-thick wedges
    • 1/2 cup sour cream
    • 1/4 cup sugar
    • 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
    • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
    • 3/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
    • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1 Flaky pie crust
  • Vanilla ice cream

Directions:

  • Streusel:
    • Combine nuts, brown sugar, cornmeal, flour, cinnamon and nutmeg in processor.
    • Using on/off turns, process until nuts are finely chopped.
    • Add butter and process until small moist clumps form.
    • Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.
  • Filling:
    • Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 375F.
    • Toss apples with sour cream in large bowl to coat.
    • Mix sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves in small bowl.
    • Sprinkle mixture over apples and toss to coat.
  • Transfer filling to prepared crust.
  • Sprinkle streusel over apples, covering completely.
  • Bake pie until apples are tender and streusel is golden, tenting pie with foil if streusel browns too quickly, about 1 hour.
  • Transfer pie to rack and cool slightly.
  • Serve pie slightly warm or at room temperature with vanilla ice cream.

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