Bacon Crumble Apple Pie Recipes

CHEEZY APPLE BACON CRUNCH PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375^ Pie Filling: Combine flour,sugar and spices and remaining ingredient in a large bowl, mix to coat evenly; set aside.
• Cheese Crust: Place frozen butter cubes into a food processor. Process until smaller chunks appear, do not mush. Put in the cheese, flour and sugar on top of butter. Process until mixture turns into a coarse crumb texture. Add the ice water 1 Tablespoon at a time while the processor is running -until the dough becomes slightly clumpy. Press a bit together with your fingers- if still crumbly add a little more water. Place contents on a counter and press into a round disk shape. Wrap up in plastic wrap. Chill for 45 minutes. Remove let rest for 15 minutes. Roll out to 1/4 inch thickness. Fit crust into 9-inch pie pan. flute edges. Spoon apple filling into crust.
• Crumble Topping: Combine flour, brown sugar and cold butter. Mix together with a pastry blender until pea sized crumbs form, Sprinkle over apple filling.
• Bake at 375^ for 50 minutes or until apple are tender and filling bubbles. Remove from oven and sprinkle combine cheese and bacon pieces evenly over top of pie. Return to oven and bake until cheese melts and apples are tender.

APPLE CRUMBLE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; transfer to a 9-in. pie plate. Trim crust to 1/2 in. beyond rim of plate; flute edge. Refrigerate while preparing topping and filling., For topping, in a small bowl, mix sugar and flour; cut in butter until crumbly. For filling, in a large bowl, mix sugar, flour, cinnamon and nutmeg. Add apples and toss to coat. Transfer to crust. Sprinkle with topping., Bake 10 minutes. Reduce oven setting to 375°. Bake until topping is browned and apples are tender, 40-45 minutes. Cover edge loosely with foil during the last 15 minutes if needed to prevent overbrowning. Cool on a wire rack.

BACON-BOURBON APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400ºF.
• Mix brown sugar, cinnamon and 1/2 cup flour in medium bowl. Cut in 1/4 cup (4 Tbsp.) butter with pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in bacon.
• Place crust in 9-inch pie plate as directed on package for one-crust filled pie. Place apples in large bowl. Add granulated sugar, remaining flour, bourbon and vanilla; mix lightly Spoon into crust. Cut remaining butter into small pieces; place evenly over apples. Cover with crumb topping. Place on baking sheet.
• Bake 30 min. Reduce oven temperature to 350ºF; bake 30 min. or until apples are tender. Cool.

CARAMELIZED MAPLE APPLE PIE WITH CANDIED BACON CRUMBLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Place bacon on a baking sheet and sprinkle 1 tablespoon brown sugar over the top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until crisp, 10 to 20 minutes.
• Line a 9-inch springform pan with pie crust pastry; refrigerate.
• Combine apples and lemon juice in a bowl and toss to coat.
• Melt 1/4 cup butter in a large skillet over medium-low heat; add maple syrup and 1/3 cup brown sugar. Bring to a boil, lower heat, and simmer until mixture is reduced by half, about 5 minutes. Carefully add apples and stir well to coat. Cook until apples just start to soften and get a bit of color on them, about 5 minutes. Return the apples to the bowl leaving behind the sweet syrup.
• Stir vinegar into sweet syrup; simmer until syrup is reduced and consistency of maple syrup, about 5 minutes. Carefully pour syrup over the apples. Cool for 10 minutes.
• Combine flour, 1/4 cup brown sugar, 1/4 cup unsalted butter, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt in a food processor; pulse until crumbly. Break bacon into pieces, add to food processor, and pulse until combined with the crumble.
• Tip apples into the pie crust in the springform pan. Fold dough over part of the apple filling to form an edge. Crimp the edges between your fingers. Top the apple filling with the crumble. Brush crust with cream and top with white sugar.
• Bake pie in the preheated oven until the juices bubble and the crust is deeply golden, about 1 hour. If the crust starts to brown too quickly turn the oven down to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

BACON-CRUMBLE APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• In large skillet over medium heat, cook the bacon until crisp; drain and crumble.
• In medium bowl, combine the flour and brown sugar, add the butter and, using your fingers, incorporate the butter until the mixture is crumbly.
• Stir in the bacon and cheese; refrigerate.
• Line a baking sheet with foil.
• In medium bowl, toss the apples with the granulated sugar and lemon peel.
• Transfer to the pie shell and sprinkle with the topping.
• Place the pie on the prepared baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes.
• Cover loosely with foil and bake until golden and the apples are tender when pierced, 40-45 minutes.
• Let cool before serving.

BACON APPLE CRISP

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, mix bacon, cheese, flour, oats and 1/3 cup of the brown sugar. Thoroughly mix in melted butter.
• Place apple slices in a 1.5- to 2-quart casserole. Toss with lemon juice, cinnamon and remaining 1/3 cup brown sugar.
• Spread topping on apples.
• Bake at 375 for 40-50 minutes, or until apples are tender. Allow to cool for at least 20-30 minutes before serving. Refrigerate leftovers.