Recipe for cooking Free-Style Apple Pie

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Free-Style Apple Pie

Servings: 6

Crumb Topping
1/2 c. flour
1/3 c. brown sugar
1/3 c. butter or butter replacement
1/2 c. coarsely chopped nuts (optional)

Pie
1/2 c. sugar
1 Tbsp. cornstarch
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
4 c. sliced, peeled apples
1 Tbsp. lemon juice
1 refrigerated prepared pie crust for 9-in. pie

Crumb Topping: In sm. bowl combine flour and brown sugar. With pastry blender or 2 knives, cut in margarine just until coarse crumbs form. If desired, stir in nuts.

Pie: Prepare crumb topping; set aside.

In lrg. bowl combine sugar, corn starch and cinnamon. Add apples and lemon juice; toss to coat.

Unfold crust; place on foil-lined baking sheet. Spoon apples into center of crust, leaving 2-in. edge. Sprinkle crumb topping over apples. Fold up edge of crust, pin.ing at 2-in. intervals. Bake at 400 degrees F for 15 mins..

Reduce temperature to 350 degrees F, and bake 35 mins. longer or until apples are tender.