| I can't get huckleberries here but blueberries work well. Try adding a little cinnamon to the flour when you make your pie crust, too for any apple pie: APPLE HUCKLEBERRY(or blueberry)PIE WITH FRENCH CRUMB TOPPING Pastry for 9" pie crust Filling: 5 cups pared & thinly sliced tart apples 1 cup huckleberries or blueberries 3/4 cup sugar 1/4 cup flour 1/2 tsp grated nutmeg 1/2 tsp cinnamon Topping: 1 stick firm butter 1 cup flour 1/2 cup packed brown sugar Preheat oven to 375°. Fit the pastry into a 9" pie plate & flute the edges. Combine the filling ingredients & spoon into the pie shell. To make the topping, cut the butter into the flour with a pastry blender until crumbly. Toss with the brown sugar. Sprinkle the topping over the pie filling. Bake 50 minutes. Cover w/aluminum foil the last 10 minutes if the top browns too quickly.~~ From Gold'n Delicious. SPECIAL APPLE PIE Pastry for a 10" pie Filling: 1 2/3 cups sour cream 3/4 cup sugar 1/3 cup flour 1 egg 2 tsp vanilla 1/4 tsp salt 8 McIntosh apples, peeled, cored & sliced Topping: 1 cup chopped walnuts 1/2 cup flour 1/4 cup granulated sugar 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar 1 TBL cinnamon Pinch of salt 1/4 cup butter, softened slightly Beat the sour cream, sugar, flour, egg, vanilla & salt. Stir in the apples & pour into the prepared crust. Bake in a preheated 450° oven for 10 minutes, reduce the temperature to 350° & continue baking until the filling is slightly puffed & golden brown, about 45 minutes. For the topping: Combine the walnuts, flour, granulated sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon & salt in a small bowl. Cut in the butter until the mixture is crumbly. Sprinkle over the pie. Bake 15 minutes more.~~ |