6 lg Apples 2 ts Tapioca, instant
3 tb Sugar 1 9 inch pie shell; baked
3 ts Ground cinnamon 2 tb Unsalted butter
CRUMB TOPPING
1 1/2 c Flour 3/4 c Brown sugar
1 ts Ground cinnamon 3/4 c Butter
Recipe by: Produce Pete’s “Farmacopeia” – ISBN 0-688-12847-5
Preheat the oven to 375 F.
Peel, core, and slice the apples and place in a large bowl. Add the
sugar, cinnamon. and tapioca and stir together until the apples are
well coated.
Spoon the apple mixture into the pie shell. Dot with butter or
margarine and set aside.
For the crumb topping, place the flour, cinnamon, and sugar in a
large bowl and cut in the butter with a pastry blender or two knives
until the mixture has the texture of coarse cornmeal. Sprinkle the
crumb mixture on top of the apples. Bake the pie for 40 to 45 mins.
Yields
6 servings