This is my favorite apple pie recipe, and I can’t wait to enjoy some on Thanksgiving.

1 pre-made pie crust, or homemade pastry

Filling
1/2 c. sugar
1/3 c. flour
1/2 t nutmeg
1 t cinnamon
6-7 c. thinly sliced tart apples (Cortland, Macoun, etc)

Crumb Topping
Mix together until crumbly:
1 c flour
1/2 c. firm butter
1/2 c. brown sugar

Prepare pastry and place in bottom of 9″ pie dish. Flute or seal edges. Mix apples with filling ingredients in a large bowl and place on top of pastry in pie dish. Sprinkle crumb mixture on top, spreading evenly. Bake at 425F for 50 minutes, covering edges with foil if they brown too quickly. This recipe will also work for a 10″ pie if you add a few more apples and another Tbsp of flour.

-Betty Crocker

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