...This is for those of you who saw my FB pics of the Crustless Apple Pie I made today (since my computer was on the fritz and I couldn't do much else - except clean the house, but I didn't want to really do that). This is from Cook's Country (although their recipe had a MISTAKE in it, and I figured out what it was and fixed it). See below:
CRUSTLESS APPLE PIE
(serves 8... or 2, depending on the size of your family's stomach)
Note: In step 3, be sure that the melted butter is still slightly warm when whisked into the dry ingredients. Golden Delicious or Gala apples can be substituted for the Braeburn.
2 tablespoons unsalted butter plus 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted
3/4 cup plain bread crumbs
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 sugar
1 cup 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
1. Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 325 degrees. Grease bottom and sides of 9-inch springform pan with 1 tablespoon butter. Melt remaining softened butter in large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add bread crumbs and toast, stirring occasionally, until golden brown, about 3 minutes. Transfer crumbs to bowl and let cool.
2. Toss apples, 2 tablespoons sugar, and 1 tablespoon flour in large bowl. Coat bottom and sides of prepared pan with toasted crumbs (you can use your knuckles or sometimes the bottom of a glass works well... I just use my knuckles to form the crust on the bottom and a little bit up the sides of the springform pan). After patting the crust down, take the apples and arrange in pan (note, DO NOT pour apples in pan, but take a handful at a time and PLACE them in the springform pan so that you don't mess up the bread crumb crust you've just patted down).
3. Combine 1 cup sugar, remaining flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking powder, and salt in large bowl. Whisk in eggs, sour cream, and melted butter (1 stick) until smooth. Pour batter evenly over apples. Sprinkle remaining sugar evenly over batter and bake until deep golden brown and crisp, 70 to 80 minutes. Transfer to wire and cool completely, at least 1 hour. Remove ring, slice, and serve.
