Apple Betty Pie

A close up of an Apple Better Pie with crisp, buttery, light golden brown topping in a beautiful white pie plate on a wooden table with bright red apples to the side of it and a beige cloth in the back.

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This vintage Apple Betty Pie recipe is an easy, old-fashioned apple dessert made with tender baked apples, warm spices, and a golden, buttery crumb topping.

Prep Time15

Cook Time45

Total Time1

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: servings

Calories: 370kcal

Ingredients

4 cups Apples (about 5-6 medium) peeled & sliced
1 cup Sugar granulated
¾ cup Flour
½ teaspoon Cinnamon ground
¼ teaspoon Nutmeg ground
⅛ teaspoon Salt
½ cup Butter (cold) unsalted
¼ cup Orange Juice
Vanilla Ice Cream optional

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375°F.
Peel and slice the apples.
Add the apple slices to a buttered 9-inch pie plate.
Pour the orange juice over the apple slices. Set aside.
In a medium to large bowl, combine sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt.
Cut butter into the flour mixture until it's crumbly.*
Scatter the mixture on the apples in the pie plate.
Bake for 45 minutes or until the topping is crisp and lightly browned.
Serve warm with vanilla ice cream (if desired).

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Notes

Originally from Better Homes & Gardens, October 1960, p. 102.

*For more details, click here to jump to the Cutting the Butter section above.

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