I Solved Apple Pies Biggest Problem

By Brian Lagerstrom · 120 min

Ingredients

Instructions

1. Make the apple filling by tossing the apples with the brown sugar, cinnamon, salt, cornstarch, lemon juice and nutmeg until evenly coated.
2. Make the streusel by mixing the flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, salt and pecans with the melted butter until it breaks into pea-sized pieces.
3. Make the crust by pulsing the flour, sugar, salt and frozen grated butter in a food processor 4 to 5 times until coarse and gravelly. Add the ice-cold water in two halves, pulsing until evenly spread; the dough should hold together when squeezed.
4. Press the dough into a mass, wrap it in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.
5. Let the dough rest at room temperature for 15 minutes. On a well-floured surface, roll it into a rectangle about 15 x 20 inches (38 x 50 cm), large enough to overhang a half sheet pan. Transfer it to a well-buttered half sheet pan, press into the corners and crimp the edges.
6. Dock the bottom of the crust with a fork, then spread the apple filling and all its juices over it evenly. Top evenly with the streusel.
7. Bake on a pizza stone or steel in a preheated 375°F / 190°C oven for 45 to 50 minutes.

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