homemade mince pie with crumbly topping

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1/2 cup cold butter
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup cold water
• 1 1/2 cups raisins
• 5 apples - peeled, cored and chopped
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped grapefruit peel without white layer
• 1/3 cup orange juice
• 1/2 cup apple
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 graham cracker, crushed
• 1/3 cup white sugar
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 6 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 graham cracker, crushed

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ready Time: 2 hrs 30 mins


• preheat oven to 425 degrees f (220 degrees c).
• in a bowl, mix together 1/2 cup of cold butter with 1 1/2 cups flour and the salt with a fork until the mixture is very crumbly. mix in water, a tablespoon at a time, just until the mixture holds together. mix again with a fork, then turn out a floured pastry cloth. pat the dough out into a round piece, and roll out into a 10-inch circle. invert a 9-inch pie dish the dough. flip the dough over, and peel from the pastry cloth; adjust the crust into the plate if necessary. fold the dough over the edge of the pie dish. set the crust aside.
• combine the raisins, apples, grapefruit peel, orange juice, and apple in a saucepan, and bring to a simmer over medium heat. cook, stirring occasionally, until the apple pieces are soft, about 15 minutes. stir in 3/4 cup of sugar, the cinnamon, cloves, and half a crushed graham cracker, and mix well.
• mix together 1/3 cup of sugar, 3/4 cup of flour, 6 tablespoons of butter, and half a crushed graham cracker in a bowl, stirring until the mixture looks like fine crumbs. pour the mince filling into the prepared pie crust, and sprinkle evenly with the streusel topping.
• bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes, and reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c); bake until the topping is lightly browned, about 30 more minutes. allow to cool before serving.