Crunchy Caramel Apple Pie

Hi! My name is Luke and this is my first Instructable. Today I'm going to be sharing my aunt's unique apple pie recipe.

Ingredients

For the pie

1/2 cup sugar

3 Tbsp. all-purpose flour

1 tsp. ground cinnamon

1/8 tsp. salt

6 cups thinly sliced and peeled cooking apples

a recipe for a crumb topping (I included a recipe but it is up to you if you want to use a different recipe)

1/2 cup chopped pecans (optional)

1/4 cup caramel ice cream topping

For the crumb topping

1/2 cup all-purpose flour

1/2 cup sugar

1/4 cup cold butter

Tools

rolling pin

9-inch pie plate

large mixing bowl

medium-sized bowl

pastry cutter

foil

First preheat oven to 385F

In a large bowl, stir together sugar, flour, cinnamon and salt with a whisk until finely mixed.

Add the six cups of apple slices to the dry ingredient mix and gently toss until coated. Transfer the coated apple slices to the pie crust.

Combine the flour and sugar in the medium sized bowl. Cut butter into fourths and add in. If you don't have a pastry cutter, cut the butter into very small chunks. If you do have a pastry cutter, cut the butter into the flour-sugar mixture.

After the crumb topping is combined, gently pour over the sliced apples in the pie crust.

Take a length of foil and cover the edges of the crust of the pie. Put the pie into the oven and bake for 25 minutes. Take the pie out and remove the foil, then bake for an additional 25-30 minutes or until the top is golden.

Optional: after the pie is done baking add a drizzle of caramel over the top and sprinkle with pecans. Enjoy!