Apple Crumb Pie

Directions

1. 1
   Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
2. 2
   Either make your own pie crust or unwrap the store-bought one. Marie Callender's pie crusts or Pillsbury roll-up ones work fine.
3. 3
   Peel, core and slice the apples into wedges.
4. 4
   Pile all of the apples into the shell. Pile on as many on as you can. Mix the first 1/2 cup sugar and 1 teaspoon of cinnamon then sprinkle it evenly over the apples.
5. 5
   Combine the second 1/2 cup sugar, 3/4 cup flour and 1/3 cup butter in a food processor or large bowl. Mix until crumbs form (about 30 seconds). It's okay if there's some powdery stuff, too. If doing by hand, use a fork and knife and cut the butter into the dry ingredients. Keep cutting until you have crumbs (about 5 minutes).
6. 6
   Pile the crumbs carefully on top of the apples.
7. 7
   Put the pie on a cookie sheet and stick in the preheated oven. Cook for 9-11 minutes at 450 until the crumbs start to turn a little brown. Reduce oven temperature to 350 and cook for another 45-50 minutes until apples are tender. When you take it out of the oven, the pie will still be sort of tall, but it settles down as it cools.
8. 8
   Let it cool completely before covering it or the heat from the pie will make the crumbs mushy.