Buttermilk Custard Apple Pie

By srumbel

If you're searching for something a bit different than the normal apple-filled pie - this is it! OH my word, the custard in this pie... and the topping of course pulls it all together. Easy, too!
from mostlyhomemademom.com

Ingredients

• For sauteed apples:
• 1/4 cup butter
• 2 cups apples, peeled, cored, and sliced
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• For custard:
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 4 eggs
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3/4 cup buttermilk
• 1 refrigerated pie crust
• For topping:
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Preparation

Step 1

For apples, melt butter in a skillet. Stir in apples and 1/2 cup sugar. Cook, stirring occasionally, until apples are tender - about 5 - 7 minutes. Set skillet aside for apples to cool to room temperature. For the custard, beat together butter and sugar. Add eggs, flour, vanilla, and buttermilk - beat until blended. Place pie crust in a 9 inch pie plate and spoon apple mixture into bottom of crust. Pour custard over apples. Bake at 325 for 30 minutes. For topping, mix together butter, sugar, brown sugar, flour, and cinnamon with a pastry blender or your hands until coarse crumbs form. Sprinkle topping over pie and bake an additional 30 minutes or until the custard is set. Allow to cool completely before serving.