Paper Bag Apple Pie

1 unbaked 9" inch pastry shell
3 or 4 large baking apples, about 2-1/2 pounds
1/2 cup sugar for filling
2 Tablespoons flour for filling
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
2 Tablespoons lemon juice
1/2 cup sugar for topping
1/2 cup flour for topping
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine

Make a 9" inch pastry shell. Pare, core and quarter apples, then half each quarter. Place in a large bowl. Combine 1/2 cup sugar, 2 Tablespoons flour and nutmeg in cup. Sprinkle over apples. Toss to coat well. Spoon into pastry shell and drizzle with lemon juice. Combine 1/2 cup sugar and 1/2 cup flour for topping in a bowl. Cut in butter or margarine and sprinkle over apples. Slide pie into brown bag. Fold open ends twice. Fasten with paper clips and place onto cookie sheet. Bake in hot oven at 425° degree for 1 hour (apples will be tender and top bubbly and golden). Split bag open. Remove pie and cool on wire rack. Serve plain or with cheese or ice cream.
Betty in MD


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