Sour Cream Apple Pie

scandinavian sour cream apple pie

Mr NQN is a man of simple tastes. After all he is a boy that grew up in the country and his life was unfettered with the fuss and options that city life brings with it. A birthday cake was not a towering croquembouche but a simple raw cake or in his older years, an apple pie. Every year he asks for an apple pie and I’m more than happy to oblige (although one year I did give him a handbag cake much to much protest but alas I had no energy to whip up a cake). In exchange I only ask that he makes me laugh.

scandinavian sour cream apple pie

One night during summer, we left the windows open as it was so hot. There was a huge gust of wind that knocked something over. I woke up instantly as I’m a light sleeper and Mr NQN moved about still deep in sleep. He grabbed our monkey soft toy and swivelled its head back and forth on the look out for any potential burglars and somehow satisfied that there weren’t any interlopers via his trusty soft toy friend’s powers of observation, put him down and went back to sleep peacefully. I laughed so hard I was sure that the bed was rocking.

scandinavian sour cream apple pie

Mr NQN really does try and for one of my birthdays he knew that I wanted a Tiffany & Co ring and against his better, thrifty instincts, he visited this shrine to girly fantasies and purchased the ring for me. It would have been a hilarious sight. This tall, lanky slightly awkward country boy wearing a sailing cap, t-shirt, shorts and sneakers getting on the Manly Ferry. His big hands with long fingers were holding a tiny Tiffany & Co duck egg blue bag.

So whenever I can, I bake him apple pie. His preference is actually for more filling than pie crust, which he usually leaves behind (and I happily gobble up). I received a bushel of Australian apples to experiment with and thought that this sour cream apple pie, which is made without a crust, would fit the bill nicely. It’s simple, the apple pieces are left deliberately chunky and tossed with flour, sugar and sour cream. While it is baking you mix up a streusel topping heady in cinnamon and add this to the baking apples and cook it for another 10 minutes and there you have it. A pie that isn’t a pie but one with creamy goodness and soft, sweet apples.

So tell me Dear Reader, did you grow up in the country or city? And when you eat a pie or crumble, do you prefer the filling or the crust?

scandinavian sour cream apple pie

Sour Cream Apple Pie

  • 4 apples, making about 3.5-4 cups
  • 2/3 cup plain all purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup caster or superfine sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup light sour cream

For topping

  • 1/3 cup flour
  • 100g/3.5 ozs cold butter cut into cubes
  • 4 tablespoons caster or superfine sugar
  • 4 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
scandinavian sour cream apple pie

1. Preheat oven to 180C/350F and have a pie plate ready. Peel and core the apples and halve them. Cut each half into four or six pieces and place in a large bowl. Add the flour, sugar and salt and toss to combine. In a jug, whisk the eggs, vanilla and sour cream. Mix this with the flour coated apples and place in pie tin. Bake for 40 minutes until apples are soft.

scandinavian sour cream apple pie

scandinavian sour cream apple pie

2. Meanwhile place all of the topping ingredients in a food processor and whizz until it becomes mixed up and looks like a streusel topping. Place in fridge until ready to use.

scandinavian sour cream apple pie

3. After the 40 minutes is over, remove from oven and sprinkle the topping over it. It will melt so don’t worry about making patterns, just try and distribute it evenly. Bake for 10-15 minutes.

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84 Comments | Add your own

  • 1. Rosa | June 14th, 2012 at 4:27 am | #

    A lovely pie! I love simple treats and Scandinavian food.

    Cheers,

    Rosa

  • 2. Bubble and Sweet | June 14th, 2012 at 5:29 am | #

    I grew up not far from where I live now, we were almost city edge back then, there was still a bit of farming left although most of the land had been sold to developers. We lived on a few acres and had all types of fruit trees and a vegetable plot. I prefer the filling to the pie crust, but crumble topping can be good. I also leave the crust (with cheesecakes as well) and Mr Sweet always swoops in and eats it.

  • 3. Vintage Macaroon | June 14th, 2012 at 6:03 am | #

    Aww I grew up in the country too. Yes apple pie was a staple dessert and still dads favourite. Most crusts are too thick for me, so I’m voting for the filling. I like your clever version!

  • 4. Kylie | June 14th, 2012 at 7:04 am | #

    Looks good AND it’s apple season here at my local farmers markets. Thanks for my early morning ‘don’t fall asleep whilst feeding the baby’ read!!

  • 5. Kristy@thelifeshemad | June 14th, 2012 at 7:15 am | #

    Too easy huh? Yum!

    I grew up in the city, though on the outskirts in the suburbs so I guess that doesn’t quite make me a city girl or a country girl.

    I really like the combination of crisp pastry like filo with apple. There’s nothing like that shattering crunch and the sweet, slightly sharp softness underneath.

  • 6. Netttie Moore | June 14th, 2012 at 7:21 am | #

    Lucky hubs, love apple pie and this one looks fabulous, I love a great crust and lots of filling.

    Nettie

  • 7. Louise B | June 14th, 2012 at 7:24 am | #

    Wow that sounds yum. I may have to try this for my hubby who’s a HUGE fan of apple pie! :)

  • 8. Rocky Mountain Woman | June 14th, 2012 at 7:24 am | #

    I grew up in the country.

    I love pies and crumbles and crisps and all things fruity and pastry.
    This pie looks wonderful! Almost as good as Agent Cooper’s cherry pie!

    HAH!

    xxoo,

    RMW

  • 9. Kris J | June 14th, 2012 at 7:27 am | #

    Sounds like good comfort food to me!!! I have usually preferred loads of chunky fruit in a pie…but if the pastry is good and fine nothing beats the combination of soft sweet apple with the moreish crunch of a perfect pastry AND a humble dollop of cream.
    I’m a city girl who longs for a ‘seachange’ or any change for that matter.

  • 10. Coffee and Crumpets | June 14th, 2012 at 7:36 am | #

    Interesting with the sour cream. Is it tart or just sweet and creamy? We like all kinds of pies so this will go down quite well at our house.

    I grew up in London. The best city in the world…for many things including growing up.

    I love all things with flour, butter and cream….so I will always pick the pie crust!

  • 11. thebakingaddict | June 14th, 2012 at 7:41 am | #

    I love apple pie – both the crust/crumble and the filling. This sounds delicious – another one to bookmark! I’m most definitely a city girl :)

  • 12. Anna | June 14th, 2012 at 7:45 am | #

    ooooh….what a lovely sight to open up to this morning…what a beautiful pie..

  • 13. InTolerant Chef | June 14th, 2012 at 7:47 am | #

    My hubby would love this so much too! He prefers simple things too like apple pie and plain chocolate cake, not fancy frills and such.
    I grew up all over the place, but always suburbs. Dad kept us off army bases as much as possible as that was his work. All our holidays were country camping though, and he’s retired to a teensy country town with lots of space around.

  • 14. Roz Kaye | June 14th, 2012 at 7:49 am | #

    Yummy I know what I am cooking this weekend for dessert on sat night. So easy and yet amazing look and I bet taste. Thanks for solving my dilemma.

    Smiles Rozzie Kaye

  • 15. Choc Chip Uru | June 14th, 2012 at 7:52 am | #

    You and Mr NQN are such a heaven made match – too adorable!!!!
    He deserves this amazing apple pie like you deserved that ring :D
    Looks scrumptious! But I’m with you, definitely a pie crust girl!

    Cheers
    Choc Chip Uru

  • 16. Glamorous Glutton | June 14th, 2012 at 8:01 am | #

    I grew up right in the centre of London. But went to school in the country, so may be I’m a bit of both town and country. Great inventive apple pie, I always prefer the filling so a great recipe for me. GG

  • 17. The Littlest Anchovy | June 14th, 2012 at 8:06 am | #

    Oh I love that pie top! This is just the weather for a good apple pie!

  • 18. Maureen | June 14th, 2012 at 8:18 am | #

    I love this sort of pie without a crust that looks more like a crumble or a crisp but it’s definitely pie.

    I grew up in a small town in Maine. The largest city in the state has less than 70,000 people in it now and much less when I lived there. There were only 12,000 in the town I grew up in. Too small to be called a city.

    But… we ate pie. People in Maine could live on pie. Blueberries are native to Maine and blueberry pie was often breakfast at our house.

  • 19. Chanele | June 14th, 2012 at 8:37 am | #

    Oh I LOVE this post!! Its was so well written, made me laugh and now, lust after apple pie.

    I’m a city girl but my dad lives in the country on a farm so I feel like I have the best of both worlds!

    My dad makes the best apple pies (with saltana’s!!). For a farmer with the roughest, cracked hands he makes the most perfect delicate champagne pastry. It simply melts in your mouth.

    Hmm I really shuld make a trip to see him!

  • 20. Claire K Creations | June 14th, 2012 at 8:46 am | #

    How funny! I definitely would have been entertained out of my terror at the thought of someone lurking in the house.

    I am a city girl but my mum and grandma are bushies so I do get a lot of tales of life out there.

    Can I say I like the filling and crust equally? I feel I’d be offending one if I chose it over the other. They’re both delicious!

  • 21. Ladybugfunk | June 14th, 2012 at 8:51 am | #

    my early years in the 70,s were in Newtown, Sydney where we had plenty of mohawked punks hanging out in our back lane. We promptly moved to the burbs when my mum caught me innocently chasing my little brother with a syringe I found I the gutter as though it was a water pistol {:-O I love both the filling and the crust as I think the combination is what makes the magic of a pie :-)

  • 22. Laura (Tutti Dolci) | June 14th, 2012 at 9:32 am | #

    Oh, I love this pie! I’m not a huge lover of crusts either. I’d much rather have a crumb topping.

  • 23. Neil | June 14th, 2012 at 9:32 am | #

    I like the filling and the crust, and while i could finish of my partners crust, eating the filling alone seems a bit pointless. At home I actualy mush it all up with the custard or ice-cream so each spoonfull has an even distribution of components (which my partner hates!). Since you make apple pie so often, do you have an automatic apple corer and peeler? I’ve seen them for sale, and if i had one i’d made apple pie 10 times more often, but i don’t realy have the drawer space :-S

  • 24. Alessandra | June 14th, 2012 at 9:36 am | #

    My man too is partial to apple pies and crumbles and strudels… in a way I am happy because I like them too :-) . And yes, I like that he makes me laugh!

    Ciao
    Alessandra

  • 25. muppy | June 14th, 2012 at 9:38 am | #

    This looks like a very special apple pie! you make me smile – you’ll be forever cooking it because of ‘Tiffany’!

  • 26. Not Quite Nigella | June 14th, 2012 at 9:39 am | #

    Hi Neil-I just have a manual one of each. I would love an automatic one but alas a lack of space also in my kitchen prevents it :)

  • 27. Flavors of the Sun | June 14th, 2012 at 9:50 am | #

    Great-looking pie. And so easy as well–a double plus.

    I grew up on an island in a big lake–definitely country!

  • 28. Margaret | June 14th, 2012 at 9:56 am | #

    I love reading the sweet stories you tell about yourself and Mr NQN.
    I also love the look of this pie. No crust is perfect for me, as I can easily make it gluten free. :)

  • 29. Sindy Faddis | June 14th, 2012 at 10:36 am | #

    I pinned this pie. Thanks.

  • 30. Not Quite Nigella | June 14th, 2012 at 10:43 am | #

    Thanks Sindy! :D x

  • 31. Tina @ bitemeshowme | June 14th, 2012 at 10:49 am | #

    I discovered my love for apple pies over in Europe. Okay, so they are strudels but almost the same. I love love love them!

  • 32. Eha | June 14th, 2012 at 11:04 am | #

    Oh, this looks SO familiar :D ! Apples and sour cream!! Even tho’ I have very much been an urban gal most of my life, not even brought up on cakes and pies, this is soul food, a real comfort experience! Scandinavian to the core!!! I like the filling of course, and would leave most pastry also, but have to admit to secretly loving the crunchy bits on the top!! With apples in full season may just try :) !

  • 33. Sarah | June 14th, 2012 at 11:26 am | #

    I’m a born and bred city girl! And for me it’s the crust, always the crust! hehe

    xox

  • 34. Chanel | June 14th, 2012 at 11:29 am | #

    Ah I have that apple fruit basket too!

    Mmm this looks so delicious. Like Mr NQN I prefer the filling to crust – I’m the same with cheesecake too, I usually leave the base and just eat the creamy cheese part.

  • 35. Merryn Galluccio | June 14th, 2012 at 12:03 pm | #

    Prefer the filling so this will be a success. The rest of the family l-o-v-e the crust too, but I am no particularly fond of it. Likewise, pizza base is only a base for the excellent toppings. This looks wonderful and I will pick up some green apples on the way home to cook it. Your One bowl Pear Cake (with apples) has become a staple, so too, will this one. Country living is great. I grew up in the country then married and had 18 years in Bondi, to arrive back in my home town (which is about five times as big now as it was when I left here). Both city and country are great!

  • 36. sue anderson | June 14th, 2012 at 12:18 pm | #

    I grew up in the Bronx, NYC and love all sorts of apple desserts.
    I love a crumble crust the most. Depending on who makes the pie crust I will eat the crust if it is flaky. My mom baked apple pie and the crust was always made with butter and delicious. She was always afraid it would not turn out well but it always did.
    We had a kosher bakery near us in the Bronx and their baked good were phenomenally good. I think I got spoiled because homemade is the only way to go for me now at age 66.

    ♥♥♥
    Sue

  • 37. jaqi | June 14th, 2012 at 12:19 pm | #

    Yum, Lorraine, you’ve done it again! I also grew up in the country, and loved picking fruit from our orchard trees. My mum visited last week (i now live in Sydney) with some freshly picked apples from her trees….they didn’t make it into a pie as they were so delicious we gobbled them up, pronto :-) This looks like a perfect combo – lush apple filling and crunchy streusel/crumble crust… delish! :-)

  • 38. Hotly Spiced | June 14th, 2012 at 12:32 pm | #

    I love the sound of that topping. It must smell wonderful when it’s cooking. I’m a light sleeper so hear EVERYTHING in the night while my husband sleeps on. How sweet of him to get you that ring. That’s quite a shopping expedition for someone from the country! xx

  • 39. Mi Vida en un Dulce | June 14th, 2012 at 12:40 pm | #

    Mr. NQN is like my son,he is happy with simple flavors and he loves apple pie.
    This recipe is so different than others, I should try it, even I like crust.

  • 40. Minnie@thelady8home | June 14th, 2012 at 12:44 pm | #

    That was hilarious Lorraine!!I can imagine the soft toy working it’s magic at night….hahahaha!!

    Your apple pie looks delish, an this from someone who doesn’t eat apples in any form, shape or size.

    Please do check your nomination:
    http://www.thelady8home.com/2012/06/13/foodstories-nominee-for-june/

  • 41. anuja | June 14th, 2012 at 12:49 pm | #

    Lovely pie! Both the stories, the soft toy monkey and the tiffany ring one, are super cute and adprable. Although i have a feeling that your Mr.NQN will not take kindly to me assosiating him with “cute” tag :D .
    Have a nice day!

  • 42. Dee | June 14th, 2012 at 1:03 pm | #

    Grew up in the country but spent most of my life in the suburbs– am a country girl at heat. We’ve had gardens and fruit tree’s wherever we’ve lived — except Phoenix, Arizona. We have apple trees that will yield some their rosy globes to this recipe this fall.
    I am a crust AND filling gal myself — IF the crust is a good one. That is something I’ve struggled with all my married life!

  • 43. Barbara @ Barbara Ba | June 14th, 2012 at 2:23 pm | #

    It looks like a delicious birthday pie. I like a perfect bite with a generous amount of crust, just enough filling and just the right amount of topping. Sometimes I’ll break up the crust so there’s enough to go with each bite. xoxo Mum

  • 44. Daisy@Nevertoosweet | June 14th, 2012 at 2:33 pm | #

    Hahhaa I’m sure i’ve told you before Lorraine :) But Mr NQN and Mr Bao sound very similar!

    Mr Bao is always bugging me about making him an apple pie…but I’ve never really succeeded so I usually brush him off and occasionally will make him one lol when I’m feeling extra nice hehe

    This looks like a great recipe and I love how there’s more filling because he likes his filling :)

    I definitely grew up in the city and never use to think I could live in the country…but as I get older…I think i’m starting to appreciate the simple life and quietness of the country hehe

    I absolutely love the filling of pies more than the pastry case, but then I guess it depends on the actual pastry if its not or nice :D

  • 45. SarahKate | June 14th, 2012 at 3:41 pm | #

    Awww… bless him. My husband makes me laugh too, and I think that’s just about the best trait a man can have. This post has made me want to go bake my man an apple pie!

  • 46. Sue | June 14th, 2012 at 4:12 pm | #

    I grew up in the city, in Los Angeles county about 15 miles east of downtown L.A.
    This pie looks fabulous! I’m sure the combination of the topping and the apple mix is delicious!

  • 47. Hannah | June 14th, 2012 at 4:55 pm | #

    I’m not usually one for pie, but the crumble-y top entices me :) As a kid, I always begged my mum for more crumble than fruit, but I think I’m the opposite now. Growing up is lame. :P

  • 48. Michelle | June 14th, 2012 at 7:08 pm | #

    I’m a city girl through and through and nope, i’ve never been a fan of pies

  • 49. Baker Street | June 14th, 2012 at 8:04 pm | #

    This pie looks so decadent, Lorraine! All I wish is for a slice right now! O..k. Maybe two. ;)

  • 50. Libby | June 14th, 2012 at 8:28 pm | #

    I’m very much a *big* city girl but at the moment, wouldn’t mind trading it for life in a *smaller* city – must be getting old! :D

  • 51. Nuts about food | June 14th, 2012 at 8:40 pm | #

    My last comment to someone was about an ancient recipe I have that I hadn’t thought about in years… and it is practically for this apple pie. Well, minus the sour cream. Want to try this variation out. What a weird coincidence.

  • 52. Tandy | June 14th, 2012 at 8:50 pm | #

    As I don’t much like pastry, I would love this!

  • 53. Stefanie | June 14th, 2012 at 9:19 pm | #

    I’m a city girl and I love the filling. Although some think it’s odd I also prefer apple cold.

  • 54. Stefanie | June 14th, 2012 at 9:20 pm | #

    I mean I prefer apple pie cold :)

  • 55. marcellina | June 14th, 2012 at 10:02 pm | #

    Really good apple pie with really short pastry and cinnamony apples, I love! Your apple pie sans pastry would be wonderful with icecream melting all over! Mmmmmm! Wonderful, Lorraine!

  • 56. Ichigo Shortcake | June 14th, 2012 at 10:17 pm | #

    That’s such a funny story Lorraine! I can just imagine what happened in my mind. :D I grew up in the city, in the suburbs and I definitely like my pies with more filling. :D

  • 57. penny aka jeroxie | June 14th, 2012 at 10:25 pm | #

    I like a good apple pie. Especially one with more apple filling!

  • 58. Matilda | June 14th, 2012 at 10:52 pm | #

    Aww, you are the perfect couple, so different yet you compliment each other beautifully :-)
    I LOVE apple pie and like a balance of filling and crust. Lived in the suburbs growing up but enjoy the quiet of rural living now with Sydney only an hours drive away. :)

  • 59. chef_d | June 14th, 2012 at 10:55 pm | #

    So cute! I grew up in the city but there’s a bit of country in me. I love your apple pie without crust, will bake this for Sunday’s brunch :) thanks for sharing your recipe.

  • 60. Faith | June 14th, 2012 at 11:28 pm | #

    Oh, you and Mr NQN are adorable! That toy moneky story is hilarious, lol!

    This apple pie looks fanastic…it gives me another reason to long for fall! ;)

  • 61. YaYa | June 14th, 2012 at 11:38 pm | #

    Now that is my kind of pie! I hate soggy crusts and won’t eat them unless they are beautifully crisp and buttery!

  • 62. Johanna GGG | June 15th, 2012 at 12:10 am | #

    I love the crust and the fruit but E is a crust man through and through – I just can’t see him being happy with this but I think I would enjoy it! What did your monkey think of it (with his excellent powers of observation) – ha ha

  • 63. angela | June 15th, 2012 at 2:42 am | #

    Although I’m the crust eater too, I love this rustic recipe. Worth pinning.

  • 64. JennandSeth | June 15th, 2012 at 4:57 am | #

    cute story and beautiful pie!

  • 65. CJ at Food Stories | June 15th, 2012 at 5:32 am | #

    This recipe looks so tasty and simple … Loved our story, too :-)

  • 66. Eva | June 15th, 2012 at 6:55 am | #

    What a beautiful pie and I just adore the pie dish! My JT is also a pie lover and apple is his favourite too. We’ve had several situations that mr. sleepy head scans the house for intruders…so glad we’ve never had one. I now put the alarm on downstairs so that it really rings out if there is an intruder — fortunately it has never happened. JTs bday is on Monday, I shall make him this pie!
    I was born and raised in the suburbs of Toronto and I am definitely a city girl.
    Lucky you with the Tiffany ring…another thing on my list.

  • 67. Chic&Gorgeous Treats | June 15th, 2012 at 12:08 pm | #

    I wish I could bake some pies, but it’s just so hot lately here. Baking a cake, working in and out of the oven is like a workout at a spin-class. LOL.. I am definitely bookmarking this when the weather gets slightly cooler, I hope.. xoxo, Jo

  • 68. Liz | June 15th, 2012 at 12:58 pm | #

    I grew up on a farm in country Victoria. Could not wait to move to Melbourne once I finished school. Got married and moved to Bendigo a city of 80,000. last year I really wanted to move back to the town I grew up of 12,000. Have done so now. Living on a small farm and enjoying the country life. My 15 year old can’t wait to leave home and go back to Bendigo. Funny how things go. Have some home grown apples and look forward to trying this recipe.

  • 69. Jen Laceda | June 15th, 2012 at 1:01 pm | #

    This looks easy to make yet delicious!

  • 70. Heidi | June 15th, 2012 at 4:37 pm | #

    Totally depends on my mood :) sometimes i just want a pie but usually i’ll got or crumble & love the filling & topping equally :) I think it’s time for crumble this weekend. although this pie looks SO good.
    Heidi xo

  • 71. Not Quite Nigella | June 15th, 2012 at 5:19 pm | #

    Hi Rosa-Me too! The simple things are so wonderful :)

    Hi Linda-Sounds like a wonderful way to grow up! I think I take the role of Mr Sweet in terms of cakes and pies :P

    Hi Vintage Macaroon-That’s great! And I bet no other apple pie tastes as good as his! :D Thank you!

    Hi Kylie-Oh great! Yes they seem to be in abundance at the moment don’t they! :) Oh you’re welcome Kylie!

    Hi Kristy-It really is :lol: Ahh so you’re a bit of both!? :) Mmm you’re making me hungry with that description!

    Hi Netttie-Thank you! Hehe the best of both worlds! :D

    Hi Louise-THanks Louise! :D Oh cool! I hope he likes it! ;)

    Hi RMW-Of course! :D And you live in an amazing part of the world :D Hehe almost right? ;) xxx

    Hi Kris-Thanks Kris! Oh you guys are making me so hungry now with your food descriptions! I might have to bake up another :lol:

    Oh I know what you mean!

    Hi Coffee and Crumpets -It’s just sweet and creamy and not very tart really :D Oh London, now that is a huge city indeed! :D

    Hehe pie crust eater here too ;)

    Hi Ros-Hehe I guess it’s silly to have to pick and choose when you can have both! :lol:

    Hi Anna-Thank you so much Anna! :D

    Hi Rebecca-Aren’t they funny creatures? :D Oh so you must have moved around a lot with a dad in the army! Nice of him to keep

    you away from the bases though :)

    Hi Roz-Oh fantastic! I’d love to know what you think of it! :D

    Hi Choc Chip Uru-Hehe we are a funny match in heaven :lol: Thank you!

    Hi Glamorous Glutton-You really got the best of both didn’t you! I wish I had spent more time in the country when I was young.

    Oh great! Well this just be the pie for you ;)

    Hi Anna-Thanks! I love streusel! :P Isn’t it!

    Hi Maureen-Yes, it’s a bit of everything isn’t it! :lol: Hehe well as long as you ate pie, it sounds like a great place. I’ve

    always wanted to live in a small town! Blueberry pie for breakfast? Be still my heart! :D

    Hi Chanele-Aww thank you so much Chanele! :D That sounds amazing! I wonder if he would part with the recipe? The pastry sounds

    wonderful! :D

    Hi Claire-Hehe I know! He felt safe though ;) Do they miss it? Hehe not at all, you can definitely say both! :D

    Hi Ladybugfunk-How Newtown has changed yet it hasn’t! :D Oh dear, not quite a water pistol huh? I like your answer ;)

    Hi Laura-Oh yes crumb, buttery crumb! :D

    Hi Neil-Yes I know what you mean. THey both go so well together! :) And that’s good, then you make the most of every mouthful!

    :D

    Hi Alessandra-Hehe me too! :D Laughing is essential! :P

    Hi muppy-Thanks Muppy, you are so sweet and yes you’re right, I love that ring :)

    Hi Flavors of the Sun-Absolutely! Double bonus ;) Now that sounds like an interesting place to grow up!

    Hi Margaret-Aww thank you lovely Margaret! :D Oh yes of course!

    Hi Tina-Hehe strudels or pies, they’re all good! :D

    Hi Eha-Oh wonderful! Did you grow up eating something similar? :) Absolutely soul food, I like your description :)

    Hi Sarah-Hehe me too on both! ;) xxx
    I’m a born and bred city girl! And for me it’s the crust, always the crust! hehe

    Hi Chanel-Isn’t it cute! :D Oh with cheesecake, I eat both. Mmm I’m feeling in the mood for some cheesecake now!

    Hi Merryn-Oh yes then this is definitely for you ;) Oh yes I love a good pizza topping! Oh I’m so pleased that you like that!

    :D I agree, both havetheir strengths :)

    Hi sue-Oh I’d love to visit the Bronx one day! :D Yes it depends on the crust. When a crust is good, it’s brilliant but when it

    isn’t, I tend to leave it behind. Your mom’s sounds amazingly good! Absolutely home made is wonderful, there’s nothing quite

    like it :)

    Hi jaqi-Thanks Jaqi! :D I bet they were so good and so fresh too! :D Thank you!

    Hi Charlie-Yep it is very tempting, dangerously so :lol: I know, although he didn’t quite live in the country then but it’s a

    bit of a trip across the harbour! ;)

    Hi Nydia-Hehe how sweet! :D Oh I hope you like it :D

    Hi Minnie-Thanks Minnie! And you are SO sweet nominating me for that! :D xxx

    Hi anuja-Hehe I call him cute all the time, I think he’s used to it. That’ll teach him for being so cute :P Thank you, you too!

    :D

    Hi Dee-That sounds wonderful! I’d love to have fruit trees in my yard :D Absolutely! As long the crust is a good one ;)

    Hi mum-as al;ways you are so wise! :D I love it! xxx

    Hi Daisy-yes they’re totally separated at birth! :P Yes I know exactly what you mean :) Yes a bad pastry is just not worth the

    calories! :P

    Hi SarahKate-Absolutely! Sweetness and humour are so important :D Aww cool!

    Hi Sue-Oh I didn’t know that! :D Thanks, I really liked it too :)

    Hi Hannah-Oh spay lady, I’d share a pie with you because we could split it! ;) Agreed! No need to grow up :lol:

    Hi Michelle-Oh what a shame, then this recipe isn’t really going to do it for you :)

    Hi Baker Street-Hehe I would love to send you two slices! :D

    Hi Libby-Hehe I wouldn’t mind either at the moment! :lol:

    Hi Fiona-Isn’t that a coincidence! I can’t wait to read about it! :D

    Hi Tandy-Oh this would be perfect then! :)

    Hi Stefanie-Ahh do you like raw apples? I’m not fond but I love cooked apples! :D

    Hi marcellina-Thankyou! And I agree, the melting vanilla ice cream is a must! :D x

    Hi Jenny-Thanks-he makes me laugh so much :lol: I think you can tell a lot about someone by their pie profile! :D

    Hi penny-Oh well this one happens to be chock full of filling! ;)

    Hi Matilda-Thank you so much Matilda! How is India? :) Sounds like a lovely balance!

    Hi chef_d-Oh great! I hope you like it, I can’t wait to see it :D

    Hi Faith-Hehe thank you! He really makes me laugh :lol: Oh yes you’ve got all those wonderful Spring things!

    Hi YaYa-Ahh well this avoids all of those pitfalls I promise! :)

    Hi Johanna-Hehe well perhaps the top crust might be for him? ;) Haha Mr NQN is my own monkey :lol:

    Hi angela-Thanks so much Angela! :D

    Hi JennandSeth-Thank you! :D

    Hi CJ-Thanks, it’s really easy, for when I have apples but no time :) Thanks! :)

    Hi Eva-Thank you Eva! :D The pie dish was a gift from friends Gina and Teena :) Oh that’s good to have an alarm to watch out

    for intruders rather than a monkey! ;) Happy birthday to JT! :D

    Hi Chic&Gorgeous Treats-Yes we have the opposite weather here so baking a cake warms us up nicely but I can imagine it wouldn’t be pleasant in the heat :) xxx

    Hi Liz-Ahh I can imagine it’s lovely to be back after exploring the city :) Life is funny that way! :D And I can imagine this tastes amazing with home grown apples!

    Hi Jen-Thanks Jen, it is really easy and good! :)

    Hi Heidi-Thanks so much! And yes, if it is cold, it is definitely crumble weather! :)

  • 72. Yiota K | June 15th, 2012 at 7:57 pm | #

    We just had this for dessert. Yum!

  • 73. grace | June 16th, 2012 at 5:36 am | #

    i’m a country girl, and i’m ALL about the filling…unless there’s a crumble topping involved. i think it’s because i hate making crusts myself. :)

  • 74. My Inner Chick | June 16th, 2012 at 2:12 pm | #

    Lorraine…
    Lets see the Tiffany & Co ring!!!!
    WOW!
    This pie looks INCREDIBLE, Delectable, Unbelievable.
    Mr. NQN is one Blessed Dude <3

    I'm a small town girl…with big city dreams :)

  • 75. Jules | June 16th, 2012 at 3:30 pm | #

    We just had your pie for afternoon tea – I added chopped pecans on top and served it with double cream – divine!

    I’m settling our baby for a nap then going back for seconds ;)

    Speaking of which, your blog makes for fantastic reading when I’m trapped in the rocking chair with her all night. Thanks Lorraine!

  • 76. peasepudding | June 16th, 2012 at 4:12 pm | #

    i’m not mad on pastry so I prefer your topping, I have just taken an apple cake out of the oven too this evening. Well sort of cake base and big wedges of apple on top. I grew up in a city but now love living out in the country

  • 77. Lindy | June 16th, 2012 at 6:06 pm | #

    Enjoyed hearing about Mr NQN
    Could you use pears in the pie I wonder
    I am very keen on pears and feel they are underrated
    Lindy

  • 78. Phunk | June 16th, 2012 at 6:36 pm | #

    Perfect winter dessert!
    I think the mix of crust & filling is what makes an apple pie so good. I think the topiing on this & creaminess would make a great substitute for pie crust though.

  • 79. Sophie | June 16th, 2012 at 6:51 pm | #

    aah this is such a lovely post! :) I love this apple pie a lot & your man is a loving person! A lovely & fab ring of Tiffany & co! You are one lucky girl! :)

    I love both pie & filling! I can eat it all! :) xxx

  • 80. Not Quite Nigella | June 17th, 2012 at 12:33 am | #

    Hi Yiota-Oh fantastic! Glad that you liked it! :)

    Hi grace-Hehe I hear you TOTALLY! ;)

    Hi Kim-Oh it’s the bamboo one that he bought me :D I’d better go find it! ;) Thank you darling!!

    Hi Jules-What a great idea to add pecans! Thanks so much for letting us know what you thought :) And I’m so glad-YAY!

    Hi peasepudding-It’s an apple cake kind of week isn’t it! :) Sounds lovely! Ahh I bet you’ve had the best of both worlds!

    Hi Lindy-Thanks Lindy! Sure, I bet pears would be lovely although perhaps you don’t need to cook them as long as they’re softer

    :) And yes pears are underrated-I love them!

    Hi Phunk-Thanks! I think I like anything with sour cream so I use any excuse to add it :lol:

    Hi Sophie-Thank you darling! :D I am very lucky to have him and have him put up with me and my food mania :lol: Good for you! xxx

  • 81. Nami | June 17th, 2012 at 6:51 pm | #

    I’m definitely keeping this recipe and can’t wait to try. Love this pie with streusel topping!

  • 82. Dirtgirl | June 26th, 2012 at 8:27 am | #

    Thanks for this recipe Lorraine. I made it 2 nights ago and boy was it good. I could feel the calories thudding down to my hips but so worth it! Definitely comfort food…..

  • 83. Not Quite Nigella | June 26th, 2012 at 8:30 am | #

    HI Nami-Cool! I hope you like it! :D

    Hi Dirtgirl-That’s fantastic! I’m so glad that you liked it :D And hehe I know what you mean about the calories but I like to think that we saved some as it doesn’t have a crust. Or perhaps that’s just wishful thinking on my part! :P

  • 84. Jenny | June 26th, 2012 at 8:44 am | #

    Oh yum I will be definitely trying this recipe. If I ake apple pie I squally eat te pastry because it is thin but if I but it I do keave most of it because it can be a bit doughy.

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