Homemade Mince Pie with Crumbly Topping Recipe

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 onto 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 onto 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 cider 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.