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Freestyle Apple Pie

The perfect pie for the inexperienced baker

Quick Facts

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Bake Time: 50 minutes
Yield: 6 servings

Ingredients

Crumb Topping:

  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/3 cup brown sugar, packed
  • 6 tablespoons cold butter or margarine
  • 1/2 cup coarsely chopped nuts, optional

APPLE PIE FILLING:

  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 tablespoon Argo® Corn Starch
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 4 cups peeled and sliced apples (about 4 medium)
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 refrigerated pie crust for single crust (9-inch) pie

Directions

  1. For CRUMB TOPPING: Combine flour and brown sugar in small bowl; Cut in butter using pastry blender or 2 knives until coarse crumbs form. Stir in nuts if desired. Set topping aside.
  2. Preheat oven to 400°F.
  3. For APPLE PIE FILLING: Combine sugar, corn starch and cinnamon in a large bowl. Add apples and lemon juice; toss to coat.
  4. Unfold pie crust; place on foil-lined cookie sheet. Spoon APPLE PIE FILLING into center of crust, leaving 2-inch edge. Sprinkle CRUMB TOPPING over apples. Fold up edge of crust, pinching at 2-inch intervals.
  5. Bake 15 minutes at 400°F. Reduce temperature to 350°F; bake 35 minutes longer or until apples are tender.