French Apple Pie

By Addie

The next time you feel your inner June Cleaver demanding to emerge, you’ll find that pulling together this incredibly easy apple pie with its irresistible crumbly streusel topping will satisfy the urge. I went with all Granny Smith apples this time around and it was perfectly tart and sweet. It tastes like autumn.

I definitely don’t mind a little tradition every once in a while.

Ingredients

• 1 pie crust
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup cornstarch
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• Pinch of salt
• 6 cups cored, peeled and thinly sliced tart baking apples (approximately 4-5 medium-sized apples)
• 1 cup flour
• 1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1/2 cup butter or margarine

Preparation

Step 1

1. Prepare pie crust according to directions on package for a single crust shell.

2. Preheat oven to 350°F. Mix sugar, cornstarch, nutmeg, cinnamon and salt into bowl. Stir in sliced apples. Spoon apple slices into pie plate.

TO PREPARE CRUMB TOPPING:
Mix together flour and brown sugar. Blend in butter or margarine until crumbly. Sprinkle crumb topping over pie. Bake pie on sheet pan for 1 hour 30 minutes.