apple crumble for pie

My church assembles apple pies for sale on a Monday. Crusts are made ahead and frozen. Crumbs are made on Friday and refrigerated. This year the crumbs have become lump, hard, and almost impossible to sprinkle on the pie at assembly time. What can we do to prevent this? We don't have enough workers to make the crumbs during the pie assembly.

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Best Answer

Obviously I don't know your exact worker situation, but it seems like 5 minutes in advance for 1 person with a food processor should be enough to make more than enough 'crumbs'? This of course depends on your recipe for your crumbs, but if it's just rubbed butter and flour with salt, flavourings etc, it's possible to 'cheat' very effectively with a food processor.

In terms of chemistry, I'd guess your crumbs got too warm before they were cooled, so the fats in them had started to bond, and lumped together.

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How do you make crumble for apple pie?

Crumble Topping

1 cup all-purpose flour.

\u2153 cup granulated white sugar.

\u2153 cup packed dark or light brown sugar.

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon.

Pinch salt.

1 stick unsalted butter cut into pieces, room temperature.

What is the difference between apple crumble and apple pie?

The difference between a Dutch Apple Pie (aka Apple Crumble Pie) and a traditional Apple Pie is the streusel topping that bakes up into crunchy, sweet deliciousness and is, in my opinion, easier to make than a pastry top. A perfect dessert for Thanksgiving and other special occasions!

How do you make crispy apple crumble?

It's perfectly ok to reheat apple crumble. For best results, use an oven for approximately 10-15 minutes at a reasonably high temperature (around 180-200 degrees Celsius), although microwaves can do the trick too.

Should you cook apples before putting them in a pie?

Fresh ApplesDon't cook them. Just keep them in cold water to keep them from browning until it's time to assemble the pie. Coat the raw apples with sugar and flour and pour them into the crust. Top the pie with a top crust.

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