Apple Pie In A Bag - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 unbaked 9-inch pie shell
2 1/2 lb. cooking apples (3 to 4 large apples)
1 c. sugar
1/2 c. plus 2 Tbsp. all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. nutmeg or cinnamon
2 Tbsp. lemon juice
1/2 c. soft butter or margarine

Preparation

Preheat oven to 400\u00b0.
Wash and peel apples, then quarter them.
Cut each apple quarter into 4 pieces, making 7 cups of large chunks.
In large bowl, toss apple chunks with a mixture of 1/2 cup sugar and 2 tablespoons flour; add nutmeg or cinnamon. Toss until apple chunks are fully coated.
Fill pie shell, piling them high in middle of pie.
Sprinkle with lemon juice. Thoroughly mix 1/2 cup each of sugar and flour and butter into a paste.
Spread over top of apple chunks.
Place in large brown paper bag, closing open end.
Bake for 1 hour or until browned. Let cool in bag for 5 minutes before removing.