This French Apple pie is made with tart Granny Smith apples, has a crumb topping and deserves to be drizzled with a decadent caramel sauce.  Serve with vanilla ice cream or a slice of sharp cheddar cheese.

Ingredients

Pie filling;
9 inch pie crust
7 granny smith apples
1 cup sugar
1/3 cup flour
1 teaspoon cinnamon
dash salt

Crumb Topping;
1 cup flour
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup brown sugar

Instructions

1. Peel, core and slice 7 granny smith apples.  Place in bowl with cool water and a teaspoon of lemon juice to prevent discoloration.

2. Heat oven to 425.  Stir together 1 cup sugar, 1/3 cup flour, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, and dash of salt.  Mix with drained apple slices to coat.  Turn apple mixture into pastry lined pan.

3. For crumb topping mix; 1 cup flour, 1/2 cup butter and 1/2 cup brown sugar in small bowl until crumbly.  Top apple filling with crumb topping.

4. Bake on sheet tray for 15 minutes at 425 degrees.  Then cover topping loosely with aluminum foil the last 45 minutes of baking and reduce oven temperature to 350.

5. Remove from oven and cool on a cooling rack.

Caramel Sauce Ingredients

1 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup butter
1 Tablespoon corn syrup
1/4 cup whipping cream

Caramel Sauce Instructions

1. Place brown sugar, butter and corn syrup in a sauce pan.  Over medium heat bring to a full boil stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon.

2. Slowly add in cream, stirring continually.  The sauce will bubble up, so be careful to not get burned.

3. Bring sauce back up to a full boil.  Remove from heat and let cool.  Don’t be tempted to taste sauce right away, as sauce is very hot and will burn you.