Anme's Apple Crumb Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup shortening, very cold
• 2 tablespoons very cold water
• 5 -6 cups apples, peeled, cored, sliced very thin
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/2 tablespoon flour
• 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4-1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
• 3 tablespoons butter

Recipe

• 1 crust.
• 2 mix flour and salt.
• 3 with a pastry blender or two knifes cut in the cold shortening until it looks like crumbs.
• 4 sprinkle cold water over flour.
• 5 toss mixture with a fork to combine.
• 6 add more water if needed.
• 7 gently gather dough together into a ball and wrap in plastic wrap.
• 8 chill in refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.
• 9 roll dough and place into a 9 inch pie plate.
• 10 pie filling:.
• 11 mix apples, 1/3 cup sugar, flour, cinnamon and nutmeg together in a bowl then place in unbaked pie crust. (note: lately i sometimes i add an egg wash to the crust to make it more crispy but the pie is equally as good without).
• 12 topping:.
• 13 mix 1/2 cup flour and 1/2 cup brown sugar together in a bowl.
• 14 cut in butter until mixture is crumbly.
• 15 sprinkle topping mixture over apples.
• 16 cover top loosely with aluminum foil.
• 17 bake at 375 degrees fahrenheit for 25 minutes.
• 18 remove foil and bake 25 to 30 more minutes, until top is golden brown.
• 19 cool on a wire rack.