~Bona Vita~

Today  is the first day of  summer bringing thoughts of picnics, boating, biking….days filled with sunshine.  Preparations are underway for state and county fairs.  Families are gathering for reunions and everyone is ready for our Independence Day celebrations on the Fourth of July.

It is a terrific time to share pie recipes.  One of my family’s favorites is traditional apple pie with a crumb topping.  I hope you enjoy it!

Apple Pie

Filling:

8 cups apples peeled and sliced very thin

3/4 cup sugar

1 1/2 tbl flour

Lemon juice

Place apples in large bowl. Toss with lemon juice. Mix sugar and flour together and sprinkle apples with mixture. Toss until covered. Pour into unbaked pie shell. Cover with crumb topping. Bake at 375 for 55-60 minute until golden brown. (Confirm that oven registers correctly.) Cover edges of pastry with foil to prevent overbrowning.  I usually bake  the pie on a foil covered cookie sheet.

Crumb topping:

1 cup flour

1 cup brown sugar

4 tbsp butter

Cut butter into small cubes. Mix sugar and flour. Cut butter into sugar and flour until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. (I suggest using a pastry cutter).

“A love for tradition has never weakened a nation, indeed it has strengthened nations in their hour of peril.” -Winston Churchill

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