Cinnamon Roll Apple Pie

Use a clear glass pie dish to show-off swirls of cinnamon roll pie crust.

Prep: 25 min | Bake: 60 to 70 min | Yield: 1 (9 inch) pie

Ingredients

Cinnamon Roll Crust

• 1 premade piecrust
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted, divided
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons C&H® Golden Brown Sugar
• 1 egg white, room temperature
• 1 teaspoon warm water

Apple Filling

• 3/4 cup C&H® Golden Brown Sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
• 1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 6 cored, peeled and chopped apples (3 Braeburn and 3 Golden Delicious)
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons cold butter, cut into small cubes and chilled

Crumble Topping

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup C&H® Golden Brown Sugar
• 1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons C&H® Demerara Cane Sugar, divided
• 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
• 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) salted butter, room temperature

Instructions

Cinnamon Roll Crust

1. Grease a 9 inch glass pie dish with 1 tablespoon melted butter; set aside.
2. Remove pie crust from packaging and set out at room temperature for 10 minutes.
3. Unroll crust on a lightly floured flat surface and roll out to measure 12.5 x 12.5 inches. Brush crust with remaining melted butter.
4. In a small bowl, mix together cinnamon and brown sugar. Sprinkle mixture over the butter, covering the entire pie crust. Tightly roll the crust into a log. Cover with plastic wrap and chill for 10 to 15 minutes.
5. Remove from plastic wrap and cut into 32 (1/4 inch) slices.
6. Place 16 discs on the sides of the greased pie dish working them together by pressing lightly until they are covering the sides and all gaps are filled. Press the remaining 16 discs onto the bottom of the pie dish. Fill all of the gaps. Press dough down to 1/8-inch thickness.
7. In a small bowl, combine egg white with water. Lightly brush pie crust. Let crust sit out for 5 minutes to allow the egg wash to dry.

Apple Filling

1. Heat oven to 400 degrees F.
2. In a small bowl, mix together sugar, cinnamon, salt and cornstarch; set aside.
3. In a large mixing bowl, stir apples and lemon juice together.
4. Pour sugar mixture over the apples and toss until all of the apples are covered. Let rest for 10 minutes.
5. Arrange the apples in the pastry-lined dish. Dot with butter cubes.

Crumble Topping

1. In a large bowl, mix together flour, brown sugar, 1/4 cup demerara sugar, salt and cinnamon. Add butter and mix with a fork until crumbly.
2. Press crumb mixture on top of the apple filling, being sure to cover entire pie to the edges. Sprinkle topping with remaining 2 tablespoons of demerara sugar before baking.
3. Bake pie on a foil-lined baking sheet on the middle oven rack for 15 minutes. Turn down oven temperature to 350 degrees F.
4. Tent crumb topping with foil to prevent the crumbs from becoming too dark. Continue baking for another 45 to 60 minutes.
5. Remove and place on a cooling rack. Let pie cool before serving.

Attribution

Recipe and photo used with permission from: C&H Sugar