Mile-High Apple Pie with Brown Sugar Streusel

The name came about when I entered the pie in the Lorain County Fair as an assignment from my editor. The pie barely fit under the dome of my Tupperware® Pie Taker. When I removed the lid at the fair, a 12-year old girl sang out, " that's a mile-high apple pie!" The name stuck.

• Preparation Time: 45 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins
• Calories: 464 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup shortening
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon shortening
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• ¾ cup white sugar
• ¾ teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 3 tablespoons ice water
• ½ cup brown sugar
• ½ cup unsalted butter, cubed
• 3 pounds Granny Smith apples - peeled, cored and sliced

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).

Step 2

Prepare filling: toss apples, sugar, flour, cinnamon, and salt together in a bowl; set aside.

Step 3

Prepare crust: put flour, 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon shortening, and salt in a bowl. Work it with a pastry blender until shortening is the size of small peas. Add ice water, 1 tablespoon at a time, working it in with the pastry blender.

Step 4

Gather up the dough and form it into a flat disc. Turn it out onto a lightly floured board and roll it into a 12-inch circle. Transfer to a 9-inch pie pan and flute the edges. Spoon the apple filling into the crust.

Step 5

Prepare topping: gather flour, brown sugar, and butter in a bowl. Work with a pastry blender until butter is the size of large peas. Sprinkle topping generously on top of the pie.

Step 6

Place the pie on top of a foil-covered cookie sheet and bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) and bake until topping is golden and filling is bubbly, about 45 minutes more.

Step 7

Remove from the oven and place on a wire rack to cool before serving, about 30 minutes.