HONEY CRISP APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Peel apples and cut into 1/4 inch slices
• Place in large kettle with butter and 2TBs of water. Cook until butter is melted.
• Add sugar, Spices and raisins if desired. Stir well. Cook on medium heat covered for 10 minutes.
• Mix 3 tablespoons of cold water with the 2 tablespoons of cornstarch.
• Slowly add cornstarch mixture to apples and stir well until thickened. Remove from heat to cool. Make sure filling is cool before filling crust.
• In a bowl mix all ingredients together for crumb topping. It will look slightly crumbly. Place in refrigerator.
• Pie crust: I a food processor or blender. Add the flour and salt. Pulse together until combined.
• Cut cold butter up. Add to flour mixture and pulse together.
• Add a TB of cold ice water and pulse. Add another tablespoon of ice water and pulse again. Pulse until it forms a ball. Add 1 tablespoon of water at a time as needed. Usually, you only need 2 to 3 tablespoons.
• Remove dough. Place on plastic wrap snd flatten with hand into a circle. Refrigerate until needed.
• Roll on floured surface using wax paper to cover dough. Roll about a 12" circle. Lift and place in pie pan. Make sure edges are covered.
• Preheat oven to 350°. Bake piecrust for 10 minutes at 350 degree's. Remove from oven and set aside.
• Put the filling inside the crust and sprinkle with crumb mixture.
• Bake at 350 degree's on sheet pan about 50-60 minutes or until crumb topping is nicely browned and apples are tender. Note:: if crumb topping browns to quickly. Lay a piece of foil over top of pie so that crumbs do not get overly browned.
• Remove from oven to cool on rack.