Easy Apple Pie

Name: Easy Apple Pie
Yield: Serves 8
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons, unsalted butter, softened, plus 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted; 3/4 cup, fresh bread crumbs (see note); 3 , Granny Smith apples peeled, cored, quartered, and cut crosswise into thin slices; 2 , Braeburn apples (see note), peeled, cored, quartered, and cut crosswise into thin slices; 1 1/4 cups (8¾ ounces), sugar; 1 cup (5 ounces) plus 1 tablespoon, all-purpose flour; 1 1/2 teaspoons, ground cinnamon; 1/4 teaspoon, ground nutmeg; 1/2 teaspoon, baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon, salt; 2 large, eggs, lightly beaten; 2 tablespoons, sour cream

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Appears in Cook's Country October/November 2008

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Homemade apple pie can take several hours to prepare. Our crustless version gives new meaning to the phrase "easy as pie."

SERVES8

TIME1¾ hours, plus 1 hour cooling

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

To build an Easy Apple Pie with structure and a crisp crust, we turned to toasted bread crumbs. To thicken the batter, we increased the amount of flour and added baking powder to give it some lift. A bit of sour cream also gave the batter a...

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