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    Home » Desserts

    Edna Staebler's Cream and Crumb Schnitz Pie

    Published: Oct 15, 2020 · Modified: Oct 3, 2022 by Carolyn Hetke · This post may contain affiliate links,

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    Anything with Edna Staebler's name in front of it is sure to be delicious. This Cream and Crumb Schnitz Pie is no exception!

    Baked Schnitz pie.

    There are raging arguments around the web on the use of 'schnitz' pie. 'Schnitz' is technically dried apple in some Mennonite cultures.

    But our Edna Staebler from Waterloo County, who published the 2 popular cookbooks 'Food That Schmecks' and 'Food That Really Schmecks', calls this Schnitz Pie and there is no reference to the apples being dried.

    Call it whatever you want - it is delicious!

    It is actually lighter than many pies with its single crust and streusel topping. I used low fat sour cream in the filling and it is wonderfully creamy and apple-y and cinnamon-y!

    You only need a 9" pie shell so if you can either buy a crust, or make up a ½ or whole batch of Food Processor Pie Crust. I made a whole recipe and then I made tart shells and froze them from the dough left over.

    You basically layer the filling in the pie shell, starting with some of the streusel crumb, then the apples, cream and stresuel topping.

    Pie shell with apple wedges.
    Apple wedges in shell.
    Pie shell with apple wedges and cream topping.
    Cream topping.
    Pie shell with apple wedges and cream topping and streusel crumbs on top.
    Streusel topping.
    Baked Schnitz pie.
    Baked Schnitz Pie.

    Serve this delicious pie with Cinnamon Ice Cream or Apple Cider Ice Cream for a real treat!

    Slice of Schnitz pie on a plate with ice cream.
    Slice of Schnitz pie on a plate with ice cream.

    Edna Staebler's Cream and Crumb Schnitz Pie

    This is a famous Mennonite recipe from the book "Food That Schmecks'!
    Author: Carolyn Hetke

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    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: American, Canadian
    Prep Time: 20 minutes mins
    Cook Time: 45 minutes mins
    Total Time: 1 hour hr 5 minutes mins
    Servings: 6 servings

    Ingredients

    • 1 9" single crust pie shell or ½ of Food Processor Pie Crust
    • 5-7 apples
    • 1 cup brown sugar
    • 3 Tbsps butter
    • ⅓ cup all purpose flour
    • ⅔ cup cream (sweet, sour or turning) I use commercial sour cream.
    • ¾ teaspoon cinnamon I use 1 tsp.

    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 425°.
    • Cut butter, sugar and flour into crumbs. Sprinkle half in the bottom of the pie shell.
    • Peel, core and cut apples into wedges. Arrange the wedges on top of the crumb in the pie shell.
    • Take half of the remaining crumb mixture and mix it with the cream. Pour over the apples.
    • Add cinnamon to the remaining crumbs and sprinkle over the top of the pie.
    • Bake at 425° for 10 minutes. Reduce oven to 350° and bake another 30 minutes.

    Notes

    Nutrition is based on light sour cream in filling.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 330kcal | Carbohydrates: 64g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 24mg | Sodium: 81mg | Potassium: 273mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 51g | Vitamin A: 341IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 81mg | Iron: 1mg
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    1. Elaine Marr

      December 10, 2023 at 7:58 pm

      5 stars
      OMG! This is one of the best desserts that I have tasted in a very long time.
      I made it for a group of friends. There was so much food at the party that I thought my pie wouldn’t even get touched. Well…. I had to work hard to get a piece of my dessert, it disappeared quickly.
      This recipe is so easy and presents it self so well that you may even skip the whipping cream. I used my own recipe for the crust, which is from Tender Flake. Fun to make and exceptionally tasty to eat.

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