Apple Pie

1 pie crust
4-6 apples (preferably Harrelsons)
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp cinnamon

Prepare pie crust (or purchase a ready-made crust) for a 9" deep dish pie plate. Peel and slice apples into the crust, heaping. Pour sugar and cinnamon over the apples and shake the plate a bit so it settles (I turn some of the apple slices over so the cinnamon is facing into the pie).

With a fork, mix topping ingredients together:

1/2 cup sugar
1/3 cup soft butter or margarine
3/4 cup flour

Sprinkle topping on top of pie and pat lightly. Place the pie on a foil-lined pan into a pre-heated 450 degree oven. Bake for 10 minutes, then turn the oven down to 350 degrees and bake for 40 minutes more.


To freeze: Make as directed, but don't bake. Wrap tightly and freeze. To bake, allow frozen pie to sit on the stovetop as the oven preheats. Bake at 450F for 20 minutes, then at 350F for 40 minutes. Apples will be more toothsome and the pie will sink less- even better than baked fresh.