Pie Crumb

Name: Pie Crumb
Ingredients: 240 g flour (1 1/2 cups); 18 g sugar (2 tablespoons); 3 g kosher salt (3/4 teaspoon); 115 g butter, melted [8 tablespoons (1 stick)]; 20 g water (1 1/2 tablespoons)

5 ingredients

9 steps

Ingredients

240 g flour (1 1/2 cups)
18 g sugar (2 tablespoons)
3 g kosher salt (3/4 teaspoon)
115 g butter, melted [8 tablespoons (1 stick)]
20 g water (1 1/2 tablespoons)

Directions

1

Heat the oven to 350F.
2

Combine the flour, sugar, and salt in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment and paddle on low speed until well mixed.
3

Add the butter and water and paddle on low speed until the mixture starts to come together in small clusters.
4

Spread the clusters on a parchment- or Silpat-lined sheet pan.
5

Bake for 25 minutes, breaking them up occasionally.
6

The crumbs should be golden brown and still slightly moist to the touch at that point; they will dry and harden as they cool.
7

Let the crumbs cool completely before using in a recipe or eating.
8

Stored in an airtight container, the crumbs will keep fresh for 1 week at room temperature or 1 month in the fridge or freezer.
9

Pie crumbs are used in the Apple Pie Layer Cake (page 157).