# What Makes A Dutch Apple Pie Dutch? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 5, 2007, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-dutch-apple-pie-dutch/398821 "2007-04-05T03:12:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bang\_This](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f19dbf/32.png) [@Bang\_This](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bang_This)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2007, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-dutch-apple-pie-dutch/398821/1 "2007-04-05T03:12:41Z")
I looked around and say some apple pies instead of having a pastry crust on top had a crumb topping. But these were consistantly referred to PENNSYLVANIA Dutch Pies. So what makes an apple pie a DUTCH apple pie? ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2007, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-dutch-apple-pie-dutch/398821/2 "2007-04-05T03:32:02Z")
Uh, the crumbs. Y’see, not everybody calls a given food specialty by the same name. In some places the same identical pie is known as _apple crumb_. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2007, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-dutch-apple-pie-dutch/398821/3 "2007-04-05T03:39:35Z")
When you order it on a date, each person has to pay for their own share. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2007, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-dutch-apple-pie-dutch/398821/4 "2007-04-05T03:48:00Z")
Someone used it as a “Dutch Uncle” earlier, perhaps? ---
**Author:** ![Bang\_This](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f19dbf/32.png) [@Bang\_This](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bang_This)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2007, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-dutch-apple-pie-dutch/398821/5 "2007-04-05T04:26:11Z")
I have seen a lot of recepies and all the ones I found on the Internet that said “PENNSYLVANIA” Dutch Apple Pie, had a crumb crust. Some of the DUTCH apple pies had crusts and some of the DUTCH apple pies had a pastry sell as a top crust. But none of the “PENNSYLVANIA” Dutch pies had a pastry top crust. ---
**Author:** ![Darryl\_Lict](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7cd45c/32.png) [@Darryl\_Lict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darryl_Lict)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2007, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-dutch-apple-pie-dutch/398821/6 "2007-04-05T04:29:59Z")
We always called them French Apple Pies when I was a kid. ---
**Author:** ![Madd\_Maxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Madd\_Maxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Madd_Maxx)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2007, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-dutch-apple-pie-dutch/398821/7 "2007-04-05T11:00:38Z")
The wooden shoes, duh. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2007, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-dutch-apple-pie-dutch/398821/8 "2007-04-05T11:13:06Z")
The Elm Disease. ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2007, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-dutch-apple-pie-dutch/398821/9 "2007-04-05T12:02:02Z")
Boy, you guys don’t know the English language at all. It’s Ductch Apple Pie because you have to use Dutch apples. Duh. ---
**Author:** ![butler1850](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/779978/32.png) [@butler1850](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/butler1850)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2007, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-dutch-apple-pie-dutch/398821/10 "2007-04-05T16:01:12Z")
First you grind up the dutch really well. Season with allspice and cinnamon, and bake 350F for 55 minutes. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2007, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-dutch-apple-pie-dutch/398821/11 "2007-04-05T16:07:04Z")
[QUOTE=DSYoungEsq] Boy, you guys don’t know the English language at all. It’s Ductch Apple Pie because you have to use Dutch apples. Duh. [/QUOTE] And bake it in a Dutch Oven? ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2007, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-dutch-apple-pie-dutch/398821/12 "2007-04-05T16:17:57Z")
They are only made with golden delicious?