Double Apple Pie

Use baking apples that will hold their shape such as Yellow Delicious, Greening, Granny Smith, Jonathon, Gala, Fuji, etc, or a mixture of these. Don't use McIntosh they disintegrate into sauce).

1-9 inch pie shell, unbaked
Rice-Flour Streusel Crumbs, recipe follows
5-6 c sliced unsprayed apples
6-oz can unsweetened apple juice concentrate, thawed
3 T quick cooking small granule tapioca (such as Minute Tapioca)
1 t cinnamon
1/4 t nutmeg
1 T honey, if needed

Prepare crust and set aside.
Prepare Streusel Crumbs, set aside.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a large bowl, mix juice concentrate, tapioca and spice. Mix and let stand for 15 minutes, while you peel and slice the apples into it. Taste the juice and add a little honey if you need it.
Pre-bake crust for 5 minutes.
Transfer the apple mixture to the crust. Bake for 15 minutes. Sprinkle the Streusel Crumbs over the pie, pressing lightly. Return to the oven for another 20 minutes, or until fruit is tender (but not mushy), the juice is bubbly, and the crumbs are nicely brown.
VARIATIONS -
If desired add 1/4 cup raisins or dried cranberries or currants to the apple mixture.
Serves 6 to 8

Rice-Flour Streusel Crumbs
Scatter these crumbs evenly over Double Apple Pie - or use them to top coffee cakes, fruit crisps or other pies. About 15-20 minutes before your goody will finish baking, distribute the crumbs evenly over the top, press gently, and finish baking.

1/2 c plus 1 T brown rice flour
1/3-1/2 c ground nuts (almonds, Brazil nuts, or cashews)
1/8-1/4 t ground cinnamon, optional
1-1/2 T extra virgin olive oil
1-1/2 T honey
In a medium bowl, mix the flour, ground nuts, and cinnamon. Drizzle with the oil and honey. Toss until evenly distributed.

NOTES:
This quantity of crumbs will nicely top an 8- or 9-inch coffee cake or 1 pie. Double the recipe to top a 9x13 pan. If you're making a pie with a filling that needs to be cooked, like a fruit pie, prebake the empty crust for 5 minutes before filling and baking. Add the filling and bake as your recipe directs. Sprinkle on unbaked Struesel Crumbs for the last 15-20 minutes of baking.