How to cook “Brown Bag” French Apple Pie recipe

Ingredients

Pie:

• 1/2 tsp Nutmeg, Ground
• 1 – 1/2 Cups All-Purpose Flour
• 2 tbls Lemon Juice
• 1/2 tsp Salt

Topping:

• 1/2 Cup Shortening
• 1/2 Cup Granulated Sugar
• 5 tbls ice water
• 1/2 Cup All-Purpose Flour
• 8 Cups tarts Apples, Peeled
• 1/3 Cup Butter
• 1 Large Paper Bag
• 1/4 Cup Granulated Sugar Vanilla Ice Cream
• 2 tbls All-Purpose Flour
• 1 tsp Cinnamon, Ground

Directions

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.

Pie:

• Combine the first measure of flour, salt and shortening using a pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs
• Stir in the water a little at a time, using a fork, and form the dough into a ball
• Roll out the pastry dough on a lightly floured board
• Roll to an 11″ or 12″ diameter
• Fit into a 9″ pie pan and flute the edges
• Combine the sugar, the second measure of flour, the cinnamon, the nutmeg and the lemon juice in a large bowl
• Toss the apple slices in the mixture
• Arrange the apple slices in the pie crust

Topping:

• Combine the sugar and flour in a bowl and cut in the butter using a pastry cutter
• Sprinkle the topping over the apple filling
• Place the pie in the LARGE paper bag
• Place the paper bag on a baking sheet and loosely fold the open end of the bag under
• Bake until the apples are tender (50-60 minutes)
• Carefully remove the pie from the bag

Final

• CAUTION: WATCH OUT FOR THE STEAM COMING OUT OF THE BAG!
• Serve warm with generous portions of vanilla ice cream.