PAPER BAG APPLE PIE

Christella Arehart

Dec. 12, 1996

1 unbaked 9-inch pie shell

4 or 5 large apples (2-2½ lb.)

½ c. sugar

2 Tb. flour

½ tsp. nutmeg

2 Tbs. lemon juice

Prepare pie shell and place in pie plate. Peel apples, cut into chunks and place in large bowl. Combine sugar, nutmeg and flour and sprinkle over apples, tossing to coat well. Spoon into pie shell and drizzle with lemon juice.

Topping

½ c. sugar

½ c. flour

½ c. butter

Combine sugar and flour. Cut in butter until it makes crumbs. Sprinkle over apples to cover top. Slide pie into a heavy brown paper bag large enough to cover pie loosely. Fold over bag. Bake for 1 hour at 425°F. Split bag open and cool on wire rack. Serves 8.  

APPLE-PECAN SQUARES

Frances Anderton

Nov. 12, 1987

4 apples, peeled and diced

2 c. sugar

2 eggs, beaten

1 c. oil

1 tsp. cinnamon

1 tsp. nutmeg

2 tsp. soda

3 c. flour

½ tsp. salt

1 c. nuts

Put sugar over diced apples;...