Homemade Mince Pie with Crumbly Topping

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Prep

30 min

Cook

73 min

Total

103 min

Ingredients (15)

2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, divided g

½ cup unsalted butter, cold g

½ teaspoon salt g

½ cup cold water g

5 apples, peeled, cored, and chopped g

1 ½ cups raisins g

½ cup apple cider g

⅓ cup orange juice g

2 tablespoons finely chopped grapefruit peel without white pith layer g

¾ cup white sugar g

1 graham cracker, crushed, divided g

½ teaspoon ground cinnamon g

¼ teaspoon ground cloves g

6 tablespoons unsalted butter g

⅓ cup white sugar g

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Instructions

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).

Combine 1 1/2 cups flour, 1/2 cup cold butter, and salt in a bowl with a fork until very crumbly. Stir in water, 1 tablespoon at a time, just until mixture holds together; stir with a fork. Turn dough out onto a floured pastry cloth; pat into a circle shape. Roll into a 10-inch circle. Invert a 9-inch pie plate onto dough center; flip dough over. Peel off pastry cloth; evenly adjust crust into pie plate if necessary. Fold dough over edge of the pie plate; set aside.

Combine apples, raisins, apple cider, orange juice, and grapefruit peel in a saucepan over medium heat; bring to a simmer. Cook, stirring occasionally, until apples are soft, about 15 minutes. Stir in 3/4 cup sugar, 1/2 crushed graham cracker, cinnamon, and cloves; mix well.

Combine remaining 3/4 cup flour, 6 tablespoons butter, 1/3 cup sugar, and remaining 1/2 crushed graham cracker in a bowl, stirring until streusel looks like fine crumbs. Pour apple mincemeat filling into the prepared pie crust; sprinkle evenly with streusel topping.

Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes; reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Bake until topping is lightly browned, about 30 minutes more. Cool before serving.