Apple Pie / French Apple Pie

By JudyS

Ingredients

• Crumb Topping for French Apple Pie:
• 6 c sliced, pared, juicy apples (about 6 large apples)
• 1/2 to 2/3 c sugar (depends upon sweetness of apples)
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 2 tbsp flour
• 1/2 c oleo - softened
• 1/2 c brown sugar - packed gently
• 1 c flour
• Pastry
• 9 " Deep Pie Pan

Details

Servings 1

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven 450 degrees

Line a deep 9" pie pan with pastry
Then chill while preparing apples

In large mixing bowl, mix together apples, sugar, cinnamon and 2 tbsp flour

Place in chilled pastry lined pan

Top with either another pastry layer or Crumb topping

If making French Apple, make Crumb topping:
Cream together butter and brown sugar
With pastry blender or fork, work in 1 cup flour to make crumb mixture
Sprinkle crumb mixture over apples.

Place pie pan over foil or pan liner to catch any possible spills

Bake 15 minutes in hot oven (450 degrees)
Then reduce heat to moderate oven (350 degrees) -- DO NOT REMOVE PIE WHILE DOING THIS/REDUCING HEAT
Bake 20-30 minutes longer or until done. To keep crust from getting too brown, cover edges with foil

place on cooling rack to cool

Serve plain or with whipped cream or ice cream