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My husband likes to stop and visit with people.  Here recently, he stopped by a vineyard a little less than 15 miles from us.  Before they planted a vineyard, they planted a whole bunch of apple trees.  And the generous old man who started the vineyard thought it would be fun to take my husband and son out to the orchard to pick a few apples.  Therefore, they ended up with a grocery sack FULL of apples!

Apple Pie with Crumb Topping

This is my Grandma Erma’s recipe, and I love it so.  Someday when my kids are old enough to bake pies, I will be teaching them how to make this recipe!

If you want to, pare the apples.  Growing up, I don’t ever recall having an apple pie that didn’t have the peels still on.  Really, there is no reason other than personal preference to peel the apples.  Slice the apples to your liking, though we prefer them thinly.  I would recommend the slices be no thicker than 1/4″ thick.

You will need one 9″ unbaked pie crust, which is one-half of my favorite recipe.

Fluted Pie Crust

In a bowl, mix together the flour and sugar.  Cut in the butter until crumbly.

Butter, Sugar, Flour

Crumb Topping

Fill the pie crust generously with apple slices.

Apples

Apple Pie with Crumb Topping

In another bowl, combine sugar and cinnamon.  Sprinkle over the apples in the crust.  Alternatively, you can stir the sugar and cinnamon in with the apples before filling the crust.  But, this is how I remember my mom making this pie, so that’s how I do it!

Cinnamon Sugar

Apple Pie with Crumb Topping

Sprinkle the crumbs over apples in crust.  Bake in a preheated oven for about 40 minutes, until the crumb topping turns a light golden brown.

Apple Pie with Crumb Topping

Cool before slicing and serving.  I highly recommend serving this pie slightly warm with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream.

Apple Pie with Crumb Topping

Apple Pie with Crumb Topping

My Grandma Erma's Recipe
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Course Dessert
Cuisine American

Ingredients
  

  • 1 unbaked 9" pie crust
  • 6 to 8 tart apples about 6 to 8 cups, sliced
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Topping

  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 3/4 cup all purpose flour
  • 1/3 cup butter

Instructions
 

  • If desired, pare apples.  Slice thinly. 
  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. 
  • Fill pie crust generously with apple slices.  In a bowl, combine sugar and cinnamon.  Sprinkle over apples.  Alternatively, the sugar and cinnamon can be stirred in with the apples before filling the crust. 
  • In another bowl, mix together the flour and sugar.  Cut in the butter until crumbly.  Sprinkle over apples in crust. 
  • Bake in the preheated oven for about 40 minutes, until crumb topping turns a light golden brown.  Cool before slicing and serving.
Keyword Pie

Apple Pie with Crumb Topping