Deep Dish Apple Crumb Pie
Filling:
7-8 cups apples, peeled, cored, sliced
1-2 T lemon juice, depending on tartness of apples
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup flour
1 tsp cinnamon
1/8 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp salt
Crust:
1 1/2 cups flour
1/4 salt
1/2 cup shortening
1/4 cup cold water
Crumbs:
3/4 cup flour
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
pinch salt
6 T butter, cut in cubes
For crumbs: Combine flour, sugars and salt. Cut in butter, gently tossing with a fork or hands to form loose crumbs.
Combine all filling ingredients, let sit while making pie dough.
Dough: Combine flour and salt, cut in shortening with a pastry blender until crumbs are the size of small peas. Sprinkle water over top of crumbs. Let sit for a minute or two. Mix dough with hands just until it holds together. Roll out, fit pastry into deep dish pie plate, fill with apple mixture.
Top with crumbs (or dot with butter and use top crust)
Bake at 425 for 15 minutes, reduce heat to 350, bake 40-45 minutes more.