Apple Streusel Mince Pie

• 1 9 in. unbaked pastry shell
• 3 all-purpose apples, peeled and thinly sliced
• 1/2 cup unsifted flour, plus
• 3 tablespoons unsifted flour
• 2 tablespoons margarine or 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 (32 ounce) jar ready to use mincemeat (Regular or Brandy & Rum)
• 1/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/3 cup cold butter or 1/3 cup margarine
• 1/4 cup chopped nuts (I use walnuts)

1. In a large bowl, toss apples with 3 Tablespoons flour and the melted margarine; arrange in a pastry shell.
2. (To save time, you can use a frozen pastry shell, thawed).
3. Top apples with mincemeat.
4. In medium bowl, combine remaining 1/2 cup flour, sugar and cinnamon; cut in cold margarine until crumbly.
5. Add nuts; sprinkle over mincemeat.
6. Bake in lower half of 425* degree oven 10 minutes.
7. Reduce oven temperature to 375*; bake 25 minutes longer or until golden brown.
8. Cool.
9. Serve with whipping cream.
10. (Prior to removing your pie from the oven, insert a knife or fork to test the doneness of the apples- I made this pie for Thanksgiving and used 3 different apples, one of them did not cook up as fast as the other two and I had some"crunchy" bites- it was s).

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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/apple-streusel-mince-pie-105774 (may not work)