Apple Crumb Pie

Apple Crumb Pie

Ingredients

Crust

1 ½ cups sifted all-purpose flour

½ teaspoon salt

½ cup shortening

4 to 5 tablespoons cold water

Filling

5 to 7 tart apples (5 cups)

½ cup sugar

¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/3 cup sugar

¾ cup all-purpose flour

6 tablespoons butter

Directions

Sift flour and salt together in a large bowl. Cut in shortening with pastry blender till pieces are the size of small peas.  Sprinkle 1 tablespoon water over part of mixture. Repeat till all is moistened.

Form into a ball. Flatten on lightly floured surface by pressing with edge of hand 3 times across in both directions. Roll from center to edge till 1/8 inch thick.

Fit pastry into pie plate; trim ½ to 1 inch beyond edge; fold under and flute edge by pressing dough with forefinger against wedge made of finger and thumb of other hand.

Preheat oven to 400.

Pare apples; core and cut in eighths. Arrange in unbaked pastry shell. Mix ½ cup sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over apples.

Mix 1/3 cup 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.