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French Apple Pie

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This pie recipe with the streusel topping is a classic. Your house will smell incredible as this pie bakes.

Prep Time: 25 minutes

Cook Time: 45 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 1 9" pie crust
  • 8 cups thinly sliced peeled apples
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 3 Tbsp. flour
  • 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
  • 2/3 cup flour
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
  • 5 Tbsp. cold butter

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Mix together apples, sugar, 3 Tbsp. flour and 1/2 tsp. cinnamon in a large bowl. Place into unbaked pie crust, mounding the apples in the center of the pie shell.

Mix together 2# cup flour, brown sugar, 1/2 tsp. cinnamon and butter until crumbly. Sprinkle this mixture over the apples in the crust. [p[]Bake at 425 degrees for 12 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees, and bake 25-40 minutes longer, until apples are tender when pierced with fork and juices are bubbling. Cool pie on wire rack. Serve warm. 8-10 servings

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