Walnut Crumb Apple Pie

By cindyandmojo

This iconic American dessert is topped with walnut-laden streusel, a delicious time-saving alternative to the lattice top pie crust.

Ingredients

• Press-In Butter Crust in 9-inch pie plate
• 1.5 cup(s) walnuts, toasted and chopped
• 1/2 cup(s) all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup(s) sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon(s) nutmeg, freshly grated
• 1/8 teaspoon(s) salt
• 3 tablespoon(s) cold unsalted butter or margarine, cut up
• 4 tablespoon(s) butter or margarine
• 3 pound(s) (about 8) Golden Delicious apples, peeled, cored, and thinly sliced
• 1/4 cup(s) sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon(s) salt
• 1 lemon
• 2 tablespoon(s) honey
• 1 teaspoon(s) chopped fresh thyme leaves
• 1/4 teaspoon(s) nutmeg, freshly grated

Details

Servings 12
Preparation time 35mins
Cooking time 95mins
Adapted from delish.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

Bake crust 20 minutes or until golden brown. If crust puffs up, very gently push down bubbles with spoon without cracking crust. Cool on wire rack.

Meanwhile, prepare Walnut Crumbs: In medium bowl, toss walnuts, flour, sugar, nutmeg, and salt until well mixed. Add butter and press into mixture with fingertips until small clumps form. (Crumbs can be covered and refrigerated up to 3 days ahead.)

Prepare Apple Filling: In 12-inch skillet, melt butter on medium. Add sliced apples, sugar, and salt and cook 15 minutes or until tender and juicy, stirring occasionally.

While apples cook, finely grate 1/2 teaspoon lemon peel and squeeze 1 tablespoon juice. In small bowl, stir together honey, thyme, nutmeg, and lemon peel and juice. Stir into cooked apples, then pour apple mixture into baked crust, spreading in even layer. Sprinkle walnut crumbs on top in even layer and gently press into apples.

Bake 50 minutes to 1 hour or until crumbs are golden brown and apple mixture is bubbling, covering edges of pie crust if browning too quickly. Cool completely on wire rack.