APPLE CRUMBLE PIE

Ingredients
Prepared crust for single crust pie
5-6 apples, peeled, cored and thinly sliced
3/4 cup white sugar
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons cornstarch
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Topping:
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup butter

Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  In a large bowl, toss peeled and sliced apples with lemon juice. Mix together white sugar, cornstarch, 3 tablespoons flour, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Sprinkle over apples and toss to coat. Spread apple mixture evenly in unbaked pie shell. Using a pastry cutter (or your hands), mix together 1/2 cup flour, brown sugar and the butter until evenly distributed and crumbly in texture. Sprinkle over apples. Bake for about 1 hour, until apples are tender and topping is golden brown.

Let's Dish
When it was my 9 year-old's turn to help plan the menu and prepare dinner and he requested apple pie, I knew we'd be making a version with a streusel-style topping.  I rarely make pies that require a pastry style crust, and when I do, I go out and purchase a frozen crust. And I'm here to tell you that there is no shame in it.  But if you actually enjoy making pie crust, you should definitely go the homemade route.  Once you've got the crust taken care of, this is a pretty quick, simple recipe.  I like to use Granny Smith apples, but any firm, tart variety will do.  If you don't have an apple peeler/corer/slicer, I highly recommend getting one.  Even if the only thing you ever use it for is making apple pie.  It's so much quicker than peeling and slicing all those apples by hand, not to mention, more fun!  It's always a good idea to put a cookie sheet under your pie to catch any filling that bubbles over the sides.  Keep an eye on the crust and topping too.  I usually end up moving my pie to the lower oven rack about half-way through cooking to keep the topping from getting to brown.

Who Dished It Up First
Adapted from allrecipes.com