Apple Pie In A Bag

• 1 unbaked 9-inch pie shell
• 2 1/2 lb. cooking apples (3 to 4 large apples)
• 1 c. sugar
• 1/2 c. plus 2 Tbsp. all-purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp. nutmeg or cinnamon
• 2 Tbsp. lemon juice
• 1/2 c. soft butter or margarine

1. Preheat oven to 400u0b0.
2. Wash and peel apples, then quarter them.
3. Cut each apple quarter into 4 pieces, making 7 cups of large chunks.
4. In large bowl, toss apple chunks with a mixture of 1/2 cup sugar and 2 tablespoons flour; add nutmeg or cinnamon. Toss until apple chunks are fully coated.
5. Fill pie shell, piling them high in middle of pie.
6. Sprinkle with lemon juice. Thoroughly mix 1/2 cup each of sugar and flour and butter into a paste.
7. Spread over top of apple chunks.
8. Place in large brown paper bag, closing open end.
9. Bake for 1 hour or until browned. Let cool in bag for 5 minutes before removing.

shell, cooking apples, sugar, flour, nutmeg, lemon juice, butter

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=579254 (may not work)