Cheeky in Blue's kick ass Apple Pie...oh yes it is!

     It is still in the 90's around here, but I am going to drag fall in kicking and screaming if I have to!  Nothing says fall like the most delicious Apple Pie that you will ever eat, and I do mean EVAH!  It has a crumb topping so it's kind of a combo of an apple crisp and a traditional pie.  Trust people, this is worth the muffin top that is soon to follow!  I come from a long line of pie bakers so I know what I'm doing here.  Remember my Blueberry Cobbler, well I love this one even more!

Kick Ass Apple Pie...

First you will have to make...that's right, I said make...your very own pie crust from scratch.  It is soooooooooooo very easy people I promise.

Pie Crust

2 cups all purpose flour

1 tsp salt

2/3 cup vegetable shortening (this makes a very flaky crust, you could also do half shortening and half butter if you want a more flavorful crust)

5-7 T ice water

-Combine flour, salt, and 1/3 cup of the shortening with a pastry blender until the mixture is broken up

-Add the other 1/3 cup of shortening to the mixture and continue to blend until it resembles peas.  Don't over mix

-Gradually add the ice water 1 Tablespoon at a time until the dough holds together just enough without being too wet or too dry

-Roll out crust and place into a deep dish pie plate

 Crimp the edges (yikes on the really bad pic!)

Filling

9-10 peeled and sliced medium Granny Smith Apples

2/3 cup sugar

1/4 -1/2 cup all purpose flour (I've done it both ways, it depends on how many apples you use in your filling)

3/4 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp ground nutmeg

pinch of salt

-Heat oven to 425 degrees.

-Peel your apples (or make your husband do it like I did!)

Peel 9-10 medium Granny Smith Apples

-Mix sugar, flour, spices, and salt in a bowl

-Pour over sliced apples and mix thoroughly 

-Place apple mixture into your tasty made from scratch pie crust

Crumb Topping
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup cold butter
-Mix ingredients in bowl until crumbly

 Place Crumb topping over pie filling

- Place pie in oven.  Bake for around 10 minutes and then loosely cover with foil (just lay a sheet over the top) to prevent over cooking the crust and crumb topping

-Bake an additional 30-40 minutes

-you may need to remove the foil towards the end of baking to brown the crust a bit 

And then eat!