Recipe: Golden Apple Pie Buckle

GOLDEN APPLE PIE BUCKLE

FOR THE STREUSEL TOPPING:
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter or margarine
FOR THE BATTER:
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter or margarine, softened
1 large egg
1/4 teaspoon grated lemon zest
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup milk
2 Gala or Golden Delicious apples, peeled, cored, and sliced

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Butter a 9-inch pie plate.

PREPARE STREUSEL TOPPING:
In small bowl, combine flour and 1/4 cup sugar. With pastry blender or fork, cut in butter or margarine until crumbly. Pinch together mixture to make large and small pieces of streusel. Set aside.

TO PREPARE THE BATTER:
In large bowl with electric mixer, beat sugar and butter until blended. Beat in egg and lemon zest.

Combine flour, baking powder, allspice, and salt; add to butter mixture alternately with milk, beating on low speed until blended.

Spread batter evenly in pie plate and top with apple slices. Sprinkle with streusel.

Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean and apples are tender.

Source: Washington State Apple Commission