It is apple pie season, and here is my upside-down, apple-crumble pie! I think you can have a lot of fun with the arrangement of fruit on a pie, and that it is a place where you can get very artistic. However, I also love the texture of a good granola crumble. So, the "upside-down" part of this crumble pie, is that the granola crumble is on the bottom. I brought this to a family dinner with A's cousins, and I think everyone really enjoyed it!
Ingredients:
9'' pie crust (store bought or homemade)
2 handfuls of granola (if unsweetened, mix with sugar, cinnamon, and honey to taste!)
3 apples (Golden Delicious or Granny Smith)
6-8 tbsp of granulated sugar (to taste)
1-2 tsp of cinnamon powder
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1 tbsp lemon juice
Preheat oven to 350°F. Wash and cut the apples into equal 1/8'' slices. The more even you can get your slices the more even the rose will turn out. Toss in a large bowl with sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and lemon. Add your granola mix to the bottom of your pie crust. Next, start to place the apple slices up-right in the crust, starting from the outside and moving in. Overlap the slices such that each new slice covers half of the previous. Use your hands to support the ring as you go. The slices will hold themselves up when the pie is tightly packed. In the center, use any smaller/thinner pieces you might have. If you have extra slices in the end, go back and fill in any areas that seem to have holes. Sprinkle with water before baking, so the apples stay moist. Bake for 45min, or until the apples get soft. (I pre-baked it for 30mins, and then finished it for 15min right before eating.) Enjoy warm! Best with vanilla ice cream!
Want more apple recipes for the fall? Here are a few from last year:
One of A's cousins V ate half the pie and didn't leave any for A...
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