My German Grandmother, Omi, taught me how to make her apple pies. I loved them so much I begged her to show me in person the last time I got the privilege of having her visit and stay the night at my home. She was a joy to be around and talk to. I miss her, but she gave me something to remember her by....
1 packages of pie crusts
6-8 apples, green (I throw in one red for variety)
flour
sugar
butter - 1/2 stick
cinnamon
nutmeg
vanilla
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Roll out one pie crust and pinch into a pie dish. Soften about 2 tbsp butter and "grease" your pie crust with the butter, set aside.
Peel, core and slice your apples thinly. In a large stock pot melt about 2-3 tblsp butter (careful to not brown!) and throw in your apple slices. Mix to coat with butter and stir until just warm. Sprinkle 2-3 tbsp of flour across the top and mix until a nice wet flour coating is all over the apple slices. Sprinkle across cinnamon, nutmeg and throw in a dash of vanilla (about 1 tsp). Stir all well and remove from heat.
Pour apple mixture into pie crust. Top with another pie crust, pinch to close, cut x in middle and brush melted butter on top for a traditional pie. Cook at 350 degrees until bubbly and brown (45-55 min).
To make an apple streusel, do all the same but instead of a pie crust topper, use this instead:
3 tbsp flour
3 tbsp sugar
2 tsp cinnamon
3 tbsp soft butter
Mix all together until it crumbles, spread across top of pie, cook same time until brown and bubbly.
Enjoy!
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