Dutch Apple Pie

A friend made this for us after I had my baby girl. I'm not much of a pie person, but this was great! I think it is the topping that makes it special. Enjoy!

• Ready In: 1 hr 30 mins
• Yields: 1 pie

Ingredients

• Crust

• 1  cup flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄3 cup shortening
• 3  tablespoons cold water

• Filling

• 4 -5  apples (jonathan, mcintosh, or gala, not red or golden delicious)
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon

• Topping

• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 3⁄4 cup flour
• 1⁄3 cup  melted butter
• 3⁄4 cup walnuts, finely chopped (also could use pecans)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Make crust by mixing together flour, salt and shortening with a fork. Add water. Roll out and place in pie plate. Set aside.
3. Make filling: Peel and cut apples. In another bowl, combine cinnamon and sugar. Place half of apples in pie plate, and sprinkle with half of cinnamon/sugar mixture. Repeat using the rest of the apples and cinnamon/sugar.
4. Make crumb topping by combining all ingredients. Sprinkle over apples.
5. Bake at 400 for 20 minutes, reduce heat and bake at 325 for 40 minutes.