Slab Apple Pie With Easy Crumb Top

Submitted by annh53182

"Yummy pie in an easy shape. From Life as a Mom blog."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 10mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• 1 pie crust
• 6 apples, peeled, cored, and sliced
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon
• 1 cup flour
• 1⁄2 cup butter
• 1⁄2 cup brown sugar
• 1⁄2 cup chopped nuts

directions

1. Preheat oven to 375°.
2. Prepare pie crust according to directions and pat it into the bottom of a 9x13 pan.
3. In large mixing bowl, combine apple slices, sugar, lemon juice and cinnamon.
4. Spread in an even layer over crust.
5. In food processor, combine flour, butter, and brown sugar, pulsing until coarse crumbs are formed, or in a large mixing bowl, combine these ingredients, cutting butter into sugar and flour with a pastry blender or two knives held together.
6. Stir in nuts.
7. Sprinkle crumb top over apple layer.* Bake for 45 minutes to an hour or until filling bubbles.
8. Cool completely.
9. If preparing ahead of time to freeze. Wrap with foil and label at the *. Then, when ready to serve, bake frozen pie at 425° for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 375° and continue baking as directed.