NO BRAINER APPLE PIE

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Categories Pies

Time 1h20m

Number Of Ingredients 12

2 cups flour
1 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup butter or margarine, softened (i like to use country crock plant butter made with almond oil for all of my baking. see photo.)
1/2 cup quick cooking oats
2/3 cup white sugar
3 tb cornstarch
1 1/4 cups water
3-3 1/2 cups peeled and cored baking apples, diced
1 tsp vanilla
1/2-1 tsp cinnamon (1 tsp will give you a deep cinnamon flavor.)
1/4 tsp allspice
1/8 tsp salt

Steps:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Combine the first four ingredients. Mix with your hands until crumbly. Measure out 1 cup of crumbs and set aside for topping. Pat the rest into the bottom and sides of a 9" deep dish pie plate. Depending on your baking dish, you may not need them all.
3. In a large deep saucepan, whisk sugar, cornstarch, water and salt until smooth. Bring to a gentle boil. Then, cook for one minute until thickened. Remove from heat and add apples, vanilla, cinnamon and allspice. Combine gently and pour into crust.
4. Top with reserved crumbs.
5. Take a piece of aluminum foil and lay it flat on top of the pie. Bake at 350 degrees for 45-55 minutes until apples are tender and crust is golden.