Apple Crumble Pie

Preheat oven

Preheat oven to 350°F.

Mix dry ingredients

In large bowl, combine flour and salt.

Cut in shortening

Cut in chilled shortening using a pastry blender until mixture is crumbly.

Add water

Mix in cold water a tablespoon at a time to form dough. It should hold together when pinched.

Roll out dough

Shape into a ball, flatten with your palm into a disc, then roll out on a floured surface into a circle about 2 inches wider than the pie plate.

Transfer to pie plate

Transfer dough to pie plate.

Prepare apples

Peel, core and slice apples, then place in a large bowl.

Mix filling

Add sugar, flour, and cinnamon to apples and mix by hand until all apples are covered.

Fill pie crust

Pour apple mixture into pie crust. It will look like a lot, but the apples will bake down.

Mix topping

Place sugar and flour into a medium bowl.

Add butter

Rub the butter chunks into the mixture with your fingers until it's crumbly.

Top pie

Pat crumble mixture on top of unbaked pie.

Bake pie

Place pie on a cookie sheet to capture any drippings and bake for 60 minutes or until apples are completely soft when pierced with a knife. Baking may take up to 20 minutes longer.

Cool

Transfer pie to a rack to cool completely before serving.