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Piecrust:
1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
1.25 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
2 tablespoons sucanat
1 cup cold butter
1/2 cup ice water
Pie Filling:
6 cups cored , peeled apples, sliced into 1/4 inches slices
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/4 cup sucanat OR honey
2 teaspoons cinnamon
2 tablespoons unbleached all-purpose flour
1/3 cup maple syrup
Maple Pecan Crumb Topping:
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/3 cup whole pastry flour
1/4 cup sucanat
1/3 cup rolled oats
1 teaspoon cinnamon
3 tablespoons maple syrup
1/2 cup chopped pecans
Crust Instructions:
Combine dry ingredients in food food processor
Add chilled butter in chunks and pulse
Dump into bowl to add ice water–half first
Add ice water in small amounts until dough stays together and is wet to the touch
Refrigerate for at least 1/2 hour
Once chilled, roll out dough to size required for your pie pans
Filling Instructions:
Mix sliced apples with lemon juice, honey, cinnamon and flour
Toss to coat
Add maple syrup, toss to coat
Pour apples into the crusts, it should be over the top of the pan
Cover with topping (below) or cover with latticed dough
Topping Instructions:
Soften butter to room temperature
Place in mixing bowl with flour, sucanat, oats and cinnamon
Blend well
All maple syrup and chopped pecans last, blend to crumblyness
After covering pie with topping, bake at 400F for 10 minutes
Lower temperature to 350F and bake for 50 minutes more (until apples are tender)