Katie’s Brown Bag Apple Pie

My sister-in-law Katie’s brown bag apple pie is full of the flavors of home. It’s everything an apple pie should be–flaky crust, simple ingredients, cinnamon, apples, crumb topping… Serve it a la mode, and it’s a grand slam home run! This pie comes together fast, but does take a while to bake. But it’s oh so worth the wait.

You’ll need flour, sugar, salt, cinnamon, butter, oil, milk, and APPLES–good pie apples, crisp and no too sweet. I used Braeburn apples for this pie.

Add the flour, salt, and sugar to the pie tin and mix to evenly distribute the dry ingredients.  Add milk and oil and mix together.  Press the crust into the bottom and sides of the tin.

I used the Pampered Chef apple, peeler, corer, slicer to peel and slice the apples. You can buy a tool like this at almost any kitchen store. It definitely speeds up the process. Toss the sugar, cinnamon, and flour with the apple slices in a bowl.  Fill the pie crust with the apples, pressing down on them to fit them all in.

Using a pastry blender, combine the butter, sugar, and flour together into a crumblike consistency. Pack the topping onto the apples.

Put the pie in a brown paper grocery size bag on it’s side and staple it shut.

Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour 45 minutes.

Serve warm. With vanilla ice cream. You’re welcome.

Brown Bag Apple Pie

From the Kitchen of Katie Hymas

Serves: 6-8

Prep Time: 30-45 min

Cook Time: 1 hr 45 min

Crust

• 1½ cups flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1½ teaspoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons cold milk
• ½ cup oil

Mix the dry ingredients together in the pie tin.  Add milk and oil and mix together.  Press the crust into the bottom and sides of the tin.

Filling

• 6-7 apples, peeled and sliced
• ½ cup sugar
• ½ teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons flour

Toss the sugar, cinnamon, and flour with the apple slices.  Fill the pie crust with the apples.

Topping

• ½ cup flour
• ½ cup butter softened
• ½ cup sugar

Combine with the pastry blender and sprinkle over top of pie.  Place pie in brown paper bag.  Staple it shut. Bake at 350° for 1 hour 45 minutes.