FOOD FOR PARTIES

Apple pecan crumb pie

Serves 8 people

Ingredients

Pastry for one-crust 9-inch pie

6 Golden Delicious apples, peeled, cored, and thinly sliced

1/3 cup chopped pecans

1/4 cup sugar

2 Tbs. all-purpose flour

1 tsp. vanilla extract

1/2 tsp. cinnamon

1/4 tsp. ground ginger

1/8 tsp. ground mace

Crumb Topping

1/2 cup all-purpose flour

1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar

1/4 tsp. cinnamon.

1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter

Instructions

  1. Heat oven to 375 degrees. Line a 9-inch pie pan with pastry, trimming edges.
  2. In large bowl, combine apples, pecans, sugar, flour, vanilla, cinnamon, ginger, and mace; toss well to blend. Transfer apple mixture to pastry-lined pan.
  3. Prepare Crumb Topping; In small bowl, combine flour, brown sugar, and cinnamon. With pastry blender or fork, cut in butter until mixture is crumbly.
  4. Spread crumb topping evenly over apple filling. Bake pie 45 minutes or until apples are tender.

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