Depression Era Apple Candy Pie

This is a recipe handed down thru the generations. Because it's an old recipe, ingredients are not exact... Grandma worked with a pinch of this and a bit of that...Serving sizes are approximate.

• Ready In: 1 hr 5 mins
• Serves: 10
• Yields: 10 1 casserole

Ingredients

• 5  cups sliced apples (enough to fill a casserole pan about 3/4 full.)
• 1  tablespoon lemon juice
• 1  cup flour
• 1  cup  either  unbleached cane sugar or 1  cup brown sugar
• 1  teaspoon cinnamon
• 4  tablespoons  soft butter
• 3⁄4 cup  of chopped  hickory nuts or 3⁄4 cup  chopped pecans

Directions

1. Fill a medium sized casserole three - quarters full of peeled, cored, and sliced apples.
2. Add the lemon juice.
3. In a separate bowl, mix the flour, sugar, cinnamon, butter, and nuts.
4. Blend until mixture looks crumbly.
5. Sprinkle on top of the apples. Do not stir.
6. Bake in a 350 degree oven about forty- five minutes.
7. Turn oven to 450 degrees and allow it to brown quickly.
8. It can be served hot or cold.
9. If you like, you may pour cream on top.