honey crisp apple pie

How To Make honey crisp apple pie

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  Peel apples and cut into 1/4 inch slices
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  Place in large kettle with butter and 2TBs of water. Cook until butter is melted.
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  Add sugar, Spices and raisins if desired. Stir well. Cook on medium heat covered for 10 minutes.
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  Mix 3 tablespoons of cold water with the 2 tablespoons of cornstarch.
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  Slowly add cornstarch mixture to apples and stir well until thickened. Remove from heat to cool. Make sure filling is cool before filling crust.
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  In a bowl mix all ingredients together for crumb topping. It will look slightly crumbly. Place in refrigerator.
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  Pie crust: I a food processor or blender. Add the flour and salt. Pulse together until combined.
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  Cut cold butter up. Add to flour mixture and pulse together.
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  Add a TB of cold ice water and pulse. Add another tablespoon of ice water and pulse again. Pulse until it forms a ball. Add 1 tablespoon of water at a time as needed. Usually, you only need 2 to 3 tablespoons.
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  Remove dough. Place on plastic wrap snd flatten with hand into a circle. Refrigerate until needed.
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  Roll on floured surface using wax paper to cover dough. Roll about a 12” circle. Lift and place in pie pan. Make sure edges are covered.
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  Preheat oven to 350°. Bake piecrust for 10 minutes at 350 degree’s. Remove from oven and set aside.
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  Put the filling inside the crust and sprinkle with crumb mixture.
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  Bake at 350 degree’s on sheet pan about 50-60 minutes or until crumb topping is nicely browned and apples are tender. Note:: if crumb topping browns to quickly. Lay a piece of foil over top of pie so that crumbs do not get overly browned.
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  Remove from oven to cool on rack.
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