Green Chile Apple Pie?

Really? Yes really, and I think it would use more chiles!.

From documentingourdinner.com

Crust (this is interesting and flaky, but I think its too heavy. I just use a regular premade Pillsbury pie crust)

3/4 cup extra sharp Cheddar cheese, grated
2/3 cup all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
6 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces

Filling:
6 cups peeled and sliced Granny Smith apples
1/2 cup roasted and peeled green chiles, chopped
Juice of 1/2 lemon
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup light brown sugar
1/4 cup cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon allspice
2 tablespoons butter, diced in small pieces

Streusel: OPTIONAL
1/3 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup flour
Pinch salt
4 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup pine nuts (I used walnuts)

First, make the crust: toss all ingredients together in a bowl and cut the butter and cheese into the flour until the mixture looks like coarse crumbs. Use your hands to bring the dough together–it may seem unlikely to come together at first, but give it a few squeezes and it will start to form a cohesive dough. When it’s all mixed, shape it into a disk, wrap in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 30 minutes. Preheat the oven to 425ºF. Place the cold dough into a 9 inch pie plate and pat it evenly across the bottom and up the sides of the pie plate. Crimp the rim of the dough, then prick the dough multiple times with a fork and bake (no pie weights required!) 18-20 minutes, until golden brown. You can prick the dough if you notice that it’s bubbling while it’s baking. Remove from the oven and let cool slightly. Turn the oven down to 375ºF.

Make the filling: Combine apples and chiles in a large bowl. Add lemon juice, sugars, salt, cornstarch and spices. Gently toss to combine. Fill baked crust with apple mixture. Pour any juice remaining in bowl over apples and dot with butter.

Make the streusel: In a medium bowl, combine streusel ingredients and blend with a pastry cutter or use your fingers. Sprinkle over apples.

Bake the pie: Make a crust shield by wrapping aluminum foil around the outer edge of the crust. This is really important, otherwise the crust will burn quite badly. Bake 30-45 minutes at 375ºF, until apples are firm but cooked through (check with a fork). If the streusel gets too brown (I didn’t have this problem), the pie can be covered in foil to finish baking.

Pictures show the cheddar crust and streusel topping. I normally make it WITHOUT both of these things.