Pennsylvania Dutch Apple Crumb Pie
- 1 (9 inch) pie crusts, unbaked
- filling
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 1⁄ 2 cup sugar
- 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 5 cups apples, cored and sliced (about 5 small, Granny Smith apples work well)
- 1⁄2 cup raisins (optional)
- topping
- 3⁄4 cup flour
- 1⁄2 cup sugar
- 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1⁄3 cup butter
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees and set butter out so it will be at room temperature.
- Line 9" pie pan with unbaked crust.
- Core and slice apples.
- Sprinkle the apples with lemon juice.
- Mix in the sugar & cinnamon.
- Fill the pie shell with apple mixture.
- In a small bowl, mix the topping's flour, sugar and cinnamon.
- Rub the topping ingredients and butter together with your fingers until the mixture is crumbly.
- Sprinkle topping over pie.
- Bake 10 minutes at 425 degrees then reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees and bake until crumb topping is browned and apples are soft, approximately 50 minutes.