Homemade Apple Pie

It's cliche, I know, but sometimes you just get a craving for a childhood favorite, like my Grandma's homemade apple pie. It's a fairly simple recipe, though it does involve some manual labor in peeling and slicing apples (the thinner the slices, the better it is!). But, it's well worth it when you taste how much better it is than store bought pie.



Ingredients:

-5-6 tart apples, such as Granny Smiths
-lemon juice (optional)
-1 deep dish pie crust
-1 cup sugar (divided)
-1 teaspoon cinnamon
-3/4 cup flour
-1/3 cup butter

Heat oven to 400 degrees. Make a simple pie crust or take out your store-bought one from the freezer :)

Peel, core, and slice apples thinly. (Since this takes a while, I sprinkle a little lemon juice over the sliced apples so they don't oxidize and turn brown as quickly.) Arrange apples inside pie crust. Mix 1/2 cup sugar with cinnamon and sprinkle over apples.

In a separate bowl, make the topping. Stir together the remaining 1/2 cup of sugar with the flour and cut in the butter. (Make sure the butter is cold, or this will be difficult.) Sprinkle the topping on the pie. Bake for 40-50 minutes. Best served warm with vanilla ice cream-- yum!

Note-- this pie will be heaping with apples, even in a deep dish pie plate. They will cook down some, but you might want to put a sheet pan or foil under your pie plate in the oven to catch any juice that spills over.