apple crumb pie for a crowd

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• crust:
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup cold water
• 1 tablespoon white vinegar
• filling:
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 16 apples - peeled, cored, and thinly sliced
• 1/2 cup butter
• 2 (8.5 ounce) boxes apple crisp mix (such as concord foods)

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ready Time: 1 hr 40 mins


• combine 2 1/2 cups flour and salt in a large bowl. cut 1/2 cup butter and shortening into flour until the mixture resembles crumbs.
• mix egg, water, and white vinegar together in a separate bowl; pour in the crumb mixture and blend with a fork to form a dough ball. wrap dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to use.
• melt 1/2 cup butter in a saucepan over medium heat. blend 1/4 cup flour into the melted butter. stir water and brown sugar into the butter mixture until smooth; remove from heat.
• roll chilled dough into a large rectangle on a flat surface dusted with flour; press into the bottom of an aluminum foil roasting pan and up the sides about an inch or more.
• dump the sliced apples the crust and gently spread into an even layer. drizzle the butter mixture over the apples.
• pour apple crisp mix into a bowl. cut 1/2 cup butter into the mix; scatter over the apples.
• bake in preheated oven until golden brown, about 1 hour.