Warm Apple-Buttermilk Custard Pie

The key to both a flaky piecrust and crisp streusel topping is to keep them as cold as possible before putting them into the oven.

Yield: 10 servings

Ingredients

• Crust:
• 1/2  (15-ounce) package refrigerated pie dough (such as Pillsbury)
• Cooking spray
• 
  Streusel:
• 1/3  cup  all purpose flour
• 1/3  cup  packed brown sugar
• 1/2  teaspoon  ground cinnamon
• 2 1/2  tablespoons  chilled butter, cut into small pieces
• 
  Filling:
• 5  cups  sliced peeled Granny Smith apple (about 2 pounds)
• 1  cup  granulated sugar, divided
• 1/2  teaspoon  ground cinnamon
• 2  tablespoons  all-purpose flour
• 1/4  teaspoon  salt
• 3  large eggs
• 1 3/4  cups  fat-free buttermilk
• 1  teaspoon  vanilla extract

Preparation

Preheat oven to 325º.

To prepare crust, roll dough into a 14-inch circle; fit into a 9-inch deepdish pie plate coated with cookig spray. Fold edges under; flute. Place pie plate in refrigerator until ready to use.

To prepare streusel, lightly spoon 1/3 cup flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife. Combine 1/3 cup flour, brown sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon in a medium bowl; cut in butter with a pastry blender or 2 knives until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Place streusel in refrigerator.

To prepare the filling, heat a large nonstrick skillet coated with cookig spray over medium heat. Add sliced apple, 1/4 cup granulated sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon; cook 10 minutes or until the apple is tender, sitrring mixture occasionally. Spoon the apple mixture into prepared crust.

Combine remaining 3/4 cup granulated sugar, 2 tablespoons flour, salt, and eggs, stirring with a whisk. Stir in buttermilk and vanilla. Pour over apple mixture. Bake at 325º for 30 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 300º (do not remove pie from oven); sprinkle streusel over pie. Bake at 300º for 40 minutes or until set. Let stand 1 hour before serving.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

317 (29% from fat)

Fat:

10.1g (sat 4.6g,mono 3g,poly 1.2g)

Protein:

5g

Carbohydrate:

52.6g

Fiber:

1.3g

Cholesterol:

76mg

Iron:

0.8mg

Sodium:

230mg

Calcium:

73mg