Paper Bag Apple Pie
1 unbaked pie crust for a 9 inch pie
8 medium apples, peeled, cored and sliced
1/2 cup white sugar
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1. Mix 1/2 cup sugar, 2 tablespoons flour, cinnamon, and
nutmeg. Mix this with apples and pour into pie shell.
Sprinkle lemon juice over top.
2. To Make the Top Crust: Mix 1/2 cup sugar and 1/2 cup
flour, then cut in butter. Sprinkle over pie.
3. Slide pie into a large, heavy supermarket paper bag. fold
open end twice and fasten with paper clips. Place on a
baking sheet.
4. Bake at 425 degrees F for 1 hour. Remove from oven, split
bag open and cool pie on wire rack. DO NOT open bag while
baking!