Apple Pie

This is a great and easy apple pie recipe! It was my first try at an apple pie, Kris lost a bet at work and the kid he lost to got to pick what I made for him...he chose apple pie! It was fun to have to make one from scratch just to see how easy it was. I am not a pie person, but this was way easy, and turned out great. I really like how it has crust and crumbles on top! Yum!! Plus, I needed to find a way to use up all my Washington Apples that I got my hands on:)

Dough for two 9-inch pies (homemade, frozen or refrigerated will work)

3/4 cup sugar
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Dash salt
3 1/2 cups peeled, chopped cooking apples
1 (16-ounce) jar applesauce
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 tablespoons butter, chopped into small pieces

Crunch Topping:
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon sugar
Dash salt
1 tablespoon butter, at room temperature

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.

Line a 9-inch pie pan with half of dough. Combine the sugar, flour, cinnamon, and salt in a bowl. Stir in the apples, applesauce, and lemon juice. Spoon the apple mixture into pie pan and dot with butter. Cut remaining crust into strips; arrange in a lattice design over top of pie.

For crunch topping:
Combine the flour, sugar and salt in a bowl. Using a fork, cut in butter until mixture is crumbly. Sprinkle over top of crust. Bake for 10 minutes, then reduce heat to 350 degrees F and continue to bake for about 45 minutes, or until crust and topping are golden brown.