Streusel Fruit Pie

Name: Streusel Fruit Pie
Ingredients: 1 1/4 cups plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour, divided; 1/8 teaspoon salt; 3 tablespoons vegetable oil; 2 tablespoons ice water; 2 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice, divided; Vegetable cooking spray; 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar, divided; 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg, divided; 3 cups peeled, chopped cooking apple; 2 cups peeled, chopped pear; 1/3 cup quick-cooking oats, uncooked; 2 tablespoons margarine; 1/2 cup (2 ounces) finely shredded reduced-fat sharp Cheddar cheese

14 ingredients

4 steps

Ingredients

1 1/4 cups plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour, divided
1/8 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 tablespoons ice water
2 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice, divided
Vegetable cooking spray
3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar, divided
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg, divided
3 cups peeled, chopped cooking apple
2 cups peeled, chopped pear
1/3 cup quick-cooking oats, uncooked
2 tablespoons margarine
1/2 cup (2 ounces) finely shredded reduced-fat sharp Cheddar cheese

Directions

1

Combine 1 cup flour, salt, and oil; stir until crumbly. Combine water and 1 teaspoon lemon juice; sprinkle evenly over surface of flour mixture, and toss with a fork until mixture is crumbly. (Do not form a ball.) Press into a 4-inch circle on heavy-duty plastic wrap; cover with additional plastic wrap. Roll into an 11-inch circle.
2

Remove top sheet of plastic wrap. Invert dough into a 9-inch pieplate coated with cooking spray; remove remaining plastic wrap. Fold edges of pastry under, and flute. Line pastry with wax paper; fill with pie weights. Bake at 400° for 8 minutes. Remove wax paper and weights; prick bottom and sides of pastry with a fork. Bake 6 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.
3

Combine 1/2 cup sugar, 2 tablespoons flour, cinnamon, and 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg. Toss fruit with remaining lemon juice; add flour mixture, and stir. Spoon into pastry. Bake at 350° for 25 minutes.
4

Place oats in container of an electric blender; process until ground. Combine oats, remaining sugar, 1/4 cup flour, and 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg; cut in margarine with a pastry blender until mixture is crumbly. Stir in cheese. Sprinkle over fruit, and bake 30 minutes. Let cool completely.