Brown Bag Apple Pie

Ages old classic recipe for easy apple pie. Deep dish piecrust filled with tart apples, sugar, and cinnamon. Pie topped with crumbly sugar and butter mixture and baked in a sealed brown paper bag.

Ingredients -

1 Deep Dish Pie Crust
4 or 5 Granny Smith Apples, peeled & sliced
2 tablespoons Self-Rising Flour
1-1/4 cups Sugar
1 teaspoon Cinnamon
1/4 cup Half & Half

Topping:
1/2 cup Flour
1/2 cup Sugar
1 stick Margarine

Preparation:

1. Add flour, sugar, cinnamon and half & half to a large mixing bowl. Mix well.

2. Fold in apple slices, toss to coat.

3. Spread apple mixture evenly into piecrust.

4. Preheat oven to 350 F.

5. Add flour and sugar to medium mixing bowl. Cut in oleo till crumbly. Spread topping over apples.

6. Place apple pie in large paper bag.

7. Fold ends over twice.

8. Bake pie in 350 F. oven for 1 hour and 15 minutes.

Cooking Tip

Granny Smith Apples

This tart apple is perfect for pie baking. The apples are crisp and juicy and incredibly tasty. They work well when mixed with sugar or paired with sweeter apples and other fruits.

Baking Tip

Crust Enhancements

When creating homemade dough's, add spices like ginger, cinnamon and nutmeg to enhance flavor of pies.