FRENCH CRUMB APPLE PIE

Steps:

• 1. Bottom pie crust directions. I am going to make this as complete as I can for everyone that has never made their own pie crust.
• 2. Take flour and crisco and put it in a medium bowl.
• 3. Use a fork or a pastry cutter to incorporate the crisco into the flour. Until it looks like little balls.
• 4. Take a tablespoon of cold water and add it to the mixture. Gently working it in.
• 5. Continue to add water a tablespoon at a time until you form a ball of dough. It should still be a tiny bit dry. You don't want it soaked.
• 6. Wrap it in wax paper and put it in the fridge for about an hour.
• 7. Filling Directions
• 8. Take all the filling ingredients and put them in a bowl and mix. Let them sit for about 15 minutes till the apples and ingredients get nice and juicy.
• 9. At this point you want to preheat your oven to 425 degrees.
• 10. Roll out your bottom crust and place in a 9 inch pie pan.Just a little note if you have a marble rolling pin put it in the freezer for about a half hour before you roll out the dough. It makes it much easier to roll.
• 11. Put the apple mixture into crust and get ready to make your topping.
• 12. Topping directions
• 13. Take flour and brown sugar and incorporate them together using a wire whisk.
• 14. Take your stick of cold butter and slice it into the mixture.
• 15. With a fork or pastry cutter cut the butter into the flour mixture until it resembles little balls.
• 16. Flute the edges of your pie crust BEFORE you put the crumb topping on.
• 17. Spread crumb topping over the apples until it is completely covered.
• 18. Bake at 425 degrees for 50 minutes... Cover the pie with foil the last 15 minutes of baking so your crumbs don't burn.
• 19. The pies juices should be bubbling up through the crust. That's how you know it's done. Enjoy!