Taffy Apple Bits Pie

By á-2904

Ingredients

• 2 pie crusts (pastry for double-crust pie)
• 6 cups cooking apples, sliced (6-7)
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 2 Tablespoons flour
• 6 ouces Heath Bits 'O Brickle, 1 cup
• 1/2 cup rolled oats
• 1/3 packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1/4 butter
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 egg, beaten

Preparation

Step 1

Toss apples with sugar and 2 Tablespoons flour. Arrange 1/2 the apples in pastry-lined pie pan. Sprinkle with 1/2 the Heath bits, and top with the remaining sliced apples.

In a medium bowl, stir together the oats, brown sugar and 1/4 cup flour. Cut in butter until mixture resembles crumbs. Stir in walnuts, then sprinle over apples.

Roll remaining pastry to 1/8 thickness. Using a 1 1/2 to 2 " leaf shaped cutter, cut out about 20 shapes. Place cut-outs around the edge of the pie (dampen edge of pastry with water to keep cut-outs in place. Brush pastry with egg. Cover pie LOOSELY with foil.

Bake @ 375* for 20 minutes. REMOVE foil, sprinkle with the remaining Heathe bits. Bake for 20-25 minutes more, or until apples are tender, and the topping is browned. Cool on wire rack.