Apple Crumble Pie with Shortbread Crust

I was feeling quite guilty being too tired to make a market stop after high-tailing it to Costco this morning.  I don’t have German chocolate and a German Chocolate Cake is what I make my husband every year for his birthday. 
That is, for the last 13 years I have made a German Chocolate Cake on or near March 3rd.  Guilt.  Puuuure guilt.  So I looked at my loot from Costco and decided I’ll make a pie .  God knows I can afford to use a few apples out of the 20 pack of organic Fuji’s I just bought.
Ummm, I really don’t want to make a pastry crust though.  I want it sweeter, maybe a bit more decadent.  Afterall, I am trying to make an apple pie on equal playing grounds with a German Chocolate Cake.  What made me think of shortbread is beyond me.  Who ever heard of an apple crumble with a shortbread crust?

(Rhetorical question thank you very much)

So we came home, I built a fire (it’s cold outside!) and while the kids played Lego’s I went to work.  Here is what I came up with.  After my 5th peeled and sliced apple I wondered if I made too much filling.   It overflowed so much I was afraid my crumble would crumble.  But alas!  It stayed true to form and came out a champ.

(I am currently eating my second piece as I write this)

Ingredients

For the Shortbread Crust:

1 cup unbleached flour
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1/2 cup butter, cold & cubed
1 teaspoon salt

Apple Filling:

8 cups apples, peeled and thinly sliced
1 tablespoon lemon juice
3/4 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1/4 cup flour, unbleached or all-purpose
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt

Crumble Topping:

1 cup rolled oats
1/3 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup unbleached or all-purpose flour
1/2 cup butter, cold & cubed
1/4 teaspoon salt

1    cup    unbleached white flour ( or all purpose flour )
2    tablespoons    brown sugar
1/2    cup    butter ( cold & cubed )
1    teaspoon    salt
Read more at http://myrecipemagic.com/recipe/recipedetail/apple-crumble-shortbread-pie#GJhHAfYQz0YM8dGs.99

Preparation

Shortbread Crust:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.  Combine flour, brown sugar and salt into a food processor, then add the cubed butter.  Pulse until the butter is pea-sized.  Press into a 9″ round pie dish – deep dish preferred.

Apple Filling:

Stir the ingredients together and pour over the unbaked shortbread crust.

Crumble Topping

Combine all of the ingredients in a food processor.  Pulse until the butter is pea-sized.  Spread over the apple filling.
Place in a preheated and bake for 55-60 minutes, or until bubbly and golden brown on top.  Remove the pie from the oven and allow to cool slightly before cutting.  Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.
High Altitude Adjustment

• None

Compost

• Apple peels and cores
• Juiced lemon

Recycle

• Butter wrappers

Reuse

• Plastic bags fruit came in

Article From:  http://naturallygreencooking.com/2014/03/03/apple-crumble-pie-with-shortbread-crust-oh-yes-i-did/

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