Simple Fall Inspired Homemade Apple Desserts: Dutch Apple Pie, Harvest Coffee Cake & More!

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil is lower in saturated fat.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey is a natural sweetener.

Measure out 1 and 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, and 1/2 teaspoon of sugar.

Cut up 8 tablespoons of cold butter into the flour mixture.

Use fingers to crush the butter into tiny pieces, then add water one tablespoon at a time.

Pack the mixture into a disc and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.

Roll out the dough to about an eighth of an inch thick and fit it into a buttered pie plate.

Cut off excess dough and decorate the edges as desired.

Refrigerate the crust while preparing the apples.

Slice 6 to 7 apples into thin slices and place them in the unbaked pie crust.

Mix 1/2 cup of sugar and 1 teaspoon of cinnamon, then sprinkle over the apple slices.

For the crumb topping, measure out 3/4 cup of flour, 1/2 cup of sugar, and 1 stick of butter, then mix together.

Sprinkle the crumb topping over the apple slices in the pie.

Bake at 400°F for about 40 to 45 minutes until golden brown.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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