Divine Dutch Apple Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 3/4 cups water, divided
• 6 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar, packed
• 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 ounce orange liqueur
• 4 granny smith apples
• 3 tablespoons white raisins
• 2 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
• partially baked pie crust
• 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 3/4 cups self-rising flour
• 3/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup light margarine, plus
• 2 tablespoons light margarine, softened

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 prepare filling: peel & core apples. slice into rings.
• 3 combine 1 1/2 cups water, sugars, nutmeg, cinnamon and liqueur in large saucepan. bring almost to boil; add apple and cook 4 minutes.
• 4 add raisins. cook 2 minutes until apples are tender.
• 5 mix cornstarch into 1/4 cup water. add to apple mixture.
• 6 continue cooking, stirring until slightly thickened and clear.
• 7 pour into pie shell.
• 8 prepare crumb topping: combine sugars, flour, nutmeg and cinnamon. mix well.
• 9 in separate bowl, combine vanilla and margarine.
• 10 add to first mixture.
• 11 crumble on top of pie.
• 12 bake 50 minutes until browned.