Topless Apple Pie

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup chilled butter or 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
• 4 tablespoons cold water
• 4 large tart apples, cored and cut into 16 wedges (ex ( granny smith or golden delicious)
• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon lemon rind
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 cup applesauce
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ginger
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter, in pats
• 3/4 cup walnuts, coarsely chopped (i prefer black walnuts)

Recipe

• 1 prepare pastry:
• 2 stir together salt and flour in bowl. add butter/shortening with blender until mixture is coarse. add water one tbsp at a time, stirring in between. shape the pastry into a disk, cover it with plastic wrap, and chill until firm (about 1 hr).
• 3 after chilled, roll pastry onto lightly floured surface with a rolling pin until it makes a circle about 11 inches wide. transfer to a 9-in pie plate. squash it down to make it fit, and trim and crimp the edges.
• 4 prepare pie filling:
• 5 combine sugars, flour, lemon rind, lemon juice, and cinnamon in a small bowl. thoroughly toss the mixture with the apple slices, ensuring that all of the slices are well coated.
• 6 prepare topping:.
• 7 combine flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, and ginger in a small bowl. cut in butter until the mixture is crumbly. stir in walnuts.
• 8 prepare pie:.
• 9 spread applesauce over bottom of the pie shell, then add the coated apple slices. they should make about three layers. spoon the topping over the apples.
• 10 bake pie at 400 for 15 minutes. reduce heat to 350, cover pie loosely with tin foil, and bake for another 45 to 55 minutes.