Apple Pie with Crumble Topping

Apple Pie with Crumble Topping

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This is one of my go-to apple pie recipes.  When I can apples, I can baking apples (recipe from BALL canning cookbook) so they are perfect for this recipe, which takes no time at all.  You can use homemade crust or store-bought, we've done both.  If you are using canned baking apples I would do less flour than with fresh peeled and sliced.  If you use apple pie filling just add the crumb topping, do not add extra flour or sugar.

INGREDIENTS:
1 (9") pie crust (homemade or store-bought)
5 c. apples - peeled, cored and thinly sliced (or 1 jar canned baking apples - NOT APPLE PIE FILLING)
1/4 c. white sugar
1/4 c. brown sugar
1/4 c. flour
3/4 tsp. cinnamon

TOPPING:
1/3 c. white sugar
3/4 c. flour
6 Tbsp. cold butter

DIRECTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 325*.
2.  Mix apples with cinnamon, 1/4 c. brown sugar, 1/4 c. white sugar and 1/4 c. flour.  (Use less flour if using baking apples).
3.  Pour apple mixture in unbaked pie shell.
4.  Mix 1/3 c. sugar with flour; cut in butter (with pastry blender or 2 forks/knives) until crumbly.  Spoon mixture over apples.
5.  Bake in preheated oven for approx 1 hr or until apples are soft and top is lightly browned.

Serve with Cool Whip or Ice Cream! 

ENJOY!