Name: Brown Butter Apple Crumble Pie
Yield: Makes one 9-inch (23 cm) pie
Ingredients: ½ cup (125 mL) bread flour; ¾ cup (180 mL) cake flour; ¼ tsp (1 mL) sea salt; Whipped cream or ice cream for serving; ½ cup (125 mL) cold water; ¾ cup (180 mL) granulated sugar; ½ cup (125 mL) cold unsalted butter; 1¾ cups (430 mL) all-purpose flour; ¼ cup (60 mL) apple juice; 1 tsp (5 mL) vanilla extract; ¼ cup (60 mL) granulated sugar; 1 tsp (5 mL) cornstarch; ½ cup (125 mL) diced dried apple; ½ cup (125 mL) light brown sugar; 2 Tbsp (30 mL) whole milk; ½ tsp (2.5 mL) sea salt; ½ cup (125 mL) diced cold unsalted butter; ¼ cup (60 mL) cold brown butter; 1 cup (250 mL) canned apple filling; 4 Gala apples, peeled, cored and diced into ½-inch (1 cm) cubes

Preparation info

Makes
one
9-inch (23 cm) pie

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Bacon, Butter, Bourbon and Chocolate Cookbook

By Bruno Feldeisen

Published 2024

About

Simplicity is what makes a perfect apple pie. I’ve done a lot of homework to create the perfect pie filling—from the types of apples to use, to the perfect amount of sugar—but one thing is for sure. Adding brown butter makes an amazing apple pie.

Ingredients

Apple Filling

4 Gala apples, peeled, cored and diced into ½-inch (1 cm) cubes
1 cup (250 mL) canned apple

Method

For Apple Filling

In a medium saucepan, cook the diced apple, canned apple filling, brown butter, dried apple, and brown sugar over medium heat until simmering.

In a small bowl, stir together the sugar and cornstarch, then whisk it into the simmering apple filling. Add the apple juice and vanilla extract. Bring to a boil and cook for 2 minutes while stirring with a wooden spoo