Genesee Valley Apple Crumb Pie (Ny State) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2/3 cup shortening
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup water, boiling
1 1/2 cups flour
6 large apples
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 pinch salt
1/3 cup butter
1/2 cup sugar
3/4 cup flour

Preparation

Preheat oven to 450\u00b0F.
Crust:.
In a medium mixing bowl, cream shortening with 1 teaspoon salt.
Mix in boiling water; stir in flour.
Press crust into a 9 or 10 inch pie plate.
Filling:.
Pare, core and slice the apples; place in prepared pie crust.
Combine 1/2 cup sugar with 1 teaspoon cinnamon and a pinch of salt.
Sprinkle sugar mixture over apple slices.
Crumb Topping:.
In a mixing bowl, cut 1/2 cup sugar and 3/4 cup flour into 1/3 cup butter until it forms pea-sized crumbs.
Spoon mixture over the apples.
Bake pie at 450F for 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperaure to 350F and continue to bake for 30 minutes.