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Cinnamon Danish Apple Pie With Caramel Pretzel Crumb Topping

Cinnamon Danish Apple Pie With Caramel Pretzel Crumb Topping

dana vento
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Additional Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 35 minutes
Course Recipes
Cuisine PIE
Servings 1 Pie
Calories 900 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • PIE CRUST - Store-bought of homemade
  • Homemade Crust (not photo'd but here's my fast and fab recipe.
  • 2 1/4 C Flour
  • 3/4 C cold butter sliced into pieces
  • 1 Tbsp brown sugar you could use white sugar if you prefer
  • 3-6 Tbsp Water
  • DANISH FILLING
  • 8 oz cream cheese room temperature
  • Medium Egg
  • 1 Tsp of Cinnamon
  • 1/3 C Confectioners' sugar
  • 1 Tsp Vanilla
  • 2 Tsp Flour
  • Trader Joe's Cinnamon Bun Spread optional
  • 1/8 Tsp Xanthan Gum
  • 2 Tablespoons of Soft Caramel homemade or store-bought
  • APPLE FILLING
  • 4 medium apples peeled and sliced thin
  • Cinnamon for dusting tops of apples
  • 2 Tsp of White Sugar
  • PRETZEL TOPPING
  • 3/4 C caramel bits KRAFT in the baking aisle
  • 1/4 stick melted butter
  • 1 C of pretzels smashed
  • 8 more caramel bits optional
  • 1/4 Brown sugar.
  • BEFORE SERVING
  • Salted Caramel Sauce

Instructions
 

  • FOR THE PIE CRUST (my mom's recipe)
  • Combine flour, sugar, salt, and butter.
  • Work the butter pieces into the mixture.
  • Add in water one tablespoon at a time, don't add too much or the dough will get sticky.
  • Just add enough water to make all the combined ingredients together.
  • Scrape all together. then roll into a circle (bigger than the pan you are using)
  • This pie dough recipe was 12" when I was done and placed it a 9" pan.
    baking pans
  • Prick base with a fork tine (just a few times).
  • NOW PREHEAT OVEN to 375°F
  • CINNAMON ROLL DANISH FILLING
  • In a large mixing bowl combine cream cheese and the egg.
  • Next, add cinnamon bun flavoring (Trader Joe's seasonal item)
  • Now Confection Sugar, vanilla, flour, a generous dash of cinnamon, and soft caramel.
  • Then Xanthan gum.
  • Spoon danish filling into the pie base and spread evenly.
  • PIE FILLING
  • Add peeled apples, in layers, starting with the outermost layer, and working to the inside.
  • Repeat until all the apples are used, then sprinkle freely with cinnamon.
  • Now sprinkle with the white sugar.
  • PRETZEL CRUMB TOPPING
    making Cinnamon Danish Apple Pie
  • Toss on the mini caramel bites atop the apples, try not to let the bites to the outer rim of the pie (if not covered they burn.
    Caramel Bites atop Cinnamon Danish Apple Pie Filling
  • Mix crushed pretzels, melted butter, and brown sugar.
  • Combine well.
  • Spread atop the pie.
  • Make sure to cover caramel bits below.
  • You can top with a few more caramel bits if you like, but they do burn (I love that flavor so I do that).
  • Bake at 375°F for 35-45 minutes until the top is golden brown.
  • I will suggest a baking tray below the cake pan if you have filled too much for spillover.
  • Once golden brown, remove from oven.
  • Remove from oven using caution for the hot pan.
  • Allow to cool and set, and serve.
    Before and After Baking Cinnamon Danish Apple PIe
  • Due to the danish filling, I suggest refrigerating leftovers. Yeah, like there will be any, lol!
  • OPTIONAL - before serving top with salted caramel sauce (store-bought ice cream topping0

Video

Notes

Caramel burns atop the pie.
Keep a watch on the pie at the high baking temperature.