Mom's Apple Crumb Pie

Recipe courtesy of gingergrl

The crumb topping is what makes this so good.  I usually buy a store bought crust, but if you have the time, it’s even better when you make that also.

1/3 cup sugar

1/3 cup brown sugar

3 tbsp flour

1 tsp cinnamon

2 tbsp butter

6 large tart apples, slice

Topping:

1 cup flour

1 tsp. cinnamon

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup butter

Mix apples with sugars, flour and cinnamon

Fill an unbaked pie crust with mixture.  Dot with butter.

Mix topping ingredients with a fork until crumbly.  Cover entire pie with topping.  Bake at 400 degrees for 40 minutes.

Grandma's Pie Crust:

3/4 cup Crisco

2 1/4 cup sifted flour

1 tsp. salt

1/4 cup ice water

Sift flour and salt into bowl.  Take out 1/3 cup.  Cut Crisco into mixture.  Mix water with 1/3 cup of flour to make paste and add to flour-crisco mixture.  Cut in with 2 knives or pastry cutter.  Roll out.  

If you don’t have the patience, just throw it all in the Kitchen Aid mixer with the dough hook attachment and it comes out fine, though not as flaky as it will if you do it by hand.)