[easy] APPLE PIE

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Tweaked from Easy Swedish Apple Pie

I cook with apples the same way I cook with wine, using a brand I would like to eat ~ Honey crisp, Fuji, Pink Lady or Gala, and if I have one, I will toss in a pear... just because.


filling:

3 medium apples and 1 pear – peeled, cored and sliced
1/3 cup + 1 tbsp granulated sugar, divided
1/3 cup + 1 tbsp brown sugar, divided
1/2 tsp + 1/4 tsp cinnamon, divided
1/4 tsp nutmeg
squeeze of fresh lemon juice
topping:
1 cup all purpose flour
1/2 cup very soft butter
1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
1 egg

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Toss apples and pear with 1 tbsp granulated sugar, 1 tbsp brown sugar, 1/2 tsp cinnamon, 1/4 tsp nutmeg and lemon juice.  Pour into deep dish pie plate.  Thoroughly mix together flour, 1/3 cup granulated sugar, 1/3 cup brown sugar, cinnamon, butter, vanilla and egg.  Spread evenly over the top of pie. Bake until apples and pears have cooked and the topping is golden brown, about 40 to 45 minutes.

Serve warm with a scoop of ice cream.

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enjoy!