No Crust Apple Pie

This is a delicious apple pie without a bottom crust. It has a brown sugar crumble on top and very good. This pie was devoured by the three of us at one sitting, so I will make two next time. Southern Living

• Ready In: 45 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 6  cooking apples, peeled, cored, and cut into eights
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 1⁄2 cup water
• 1  teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground allspice

• FOR THE CRUMBLE

• 1⁄2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1⁄4 cup  firmly packed brown sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 3  tablespoons butter or 3  tablespoons margarine
•  vanilla ice cream (optional)

Directions

1. Combine 6 or 7 large cooking apples with the sugar, water, cinnamon, ground allspice in a large saucepan; bring to a boil.
2. (I also add fresh grated nutmeg and a squeeze of lemon juice.)
3. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 8 to 10 minutes or until apples are almost tender.
4. Spoon mixture into a deep-dish 9-inch pie-plate.
5. Combine flour, brown sugar, baking powder, and salt; cut in butter with a pastry blender or use finger tips until mixture resembles coarse meal.
6. (Next time I will use only 1/8 tsp of salt in the crumble.).
7. Crumble brown sugar mixture over apples.
8. Bake at 350°F for 30 minutes or until top is browned.
9. Serve with ice cream, if desired.
10. Yield: one 9-inch pie.