Apple Crumb Pie

By smclane

Ingredients

• 5 to 7 tart apples (5 cups)
• 1 9-inch unbaked pastry shell
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 6 tablespoons butter

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 400°

Pare apples; core and cut in eighths. Arrange in unbaked pastry shell. Mix 1/2 cup sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over apples.

Mix 1/3 cup brown sugar with the flour; cut in butter till crumbly. Sprinkle over apples. Bake at 400° for 35 to 40 minutes or till done. If pie browns too quickly, cover edge with foil. Cool. Pass whipped cream.


Tip: When baking a fruit pie, place pie pan on a cookie sheet in the oven in case of dripping.