Granny Smith apples are green apples with crisp ... home cooks began to use more vegetable oil and lard in cooking and baking when butter became more expensive. Buchanan initially used vegetable ...
Dutch apple pies are finished with a streusel — a sweet, crunchy crumb topping made with flour, sugar, and butter. For this pie recipe, we add chopped walnuts to the streusel for flavor and crunch.