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Peanut Butter Apple Pie

Crust

    2 Cups unbleached flour
    1/2 cup cake flour
    2 sticks very cold unsalted butter (I place it in the freezer for about twenty minutes)
    1 tsp sea salt
    1 heaping tsp brown sugar
    1 tablespoon unsalted roasted peanuts, chopped very fine
    5-7 tbs ice cold water
    1 Tablespoon white vinegar

Mix flour, cake flour, salt, brown sugar and peanuts. Cut in butter. Drizzle in vinegar then ice-cold water a tbsp at a time and, until crumbly dough stays together when pinched. Form two disks and refrigerate for 2 hours. Roll out dough to line a nine inch pie plate. This makes crust for two single crust pies.

Filling

    1/2 Cup unsalted butter
    3 Tablespoons all-purpose flour
    1/4 Cup apple cider
    1/2 Cup granulated sugar
    1/2 Cup light brown sugar
    1 tablespoon creamy peanut butter
    1 teaspoon vanilla
    8 apples (Combo of Granny Smith, Gala and Rome) peeled cored and sliced

Melt butter in large saucepan. Stir in flour to make a paste. Add apple cider, white sugar and brown sugar; bring to a boil. Reduce temperature and let simmer for about 2 minutes or so. Add peanut butter and vanilla to the mixture. Add the apples to the butter mixture in the saucepan. Stir to combine evenly. Place in pie plate lined with crust.

Peanut Butter Crumb Topping

    1/2 cup flour
    ½ to ¾ cup creamy peanut butter
    3/4 cup dark brown sugar
    1 cup rolled oats
    3/4 cup chopped unsalted peanuts

In a medium bowl, combine flour and peanut butter with a fork or pastry cutter until it resembles peas. Stir in brown sugar oats, and peanuts. Sprinkle evenly over the pie.
Place pie on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake for 15 minutes at 425 degrees. Reduce temp to 350 degrees. Bake an additional 45 minutes or until apples are tender. Cover loosely with foil if crust gets to brown.. Cool on a wire rack. Serve warm.

Serves 6 to 8

Marcy K