Applescotch Pie

This is a really good alternative to traditional apple pie. It does not contain booze =)

INGREDIENTS:

5 cups sliced tart bakind apples

1 cup brown sugar

1/4 cup water

1 tablespoon lemon juice

1/4 cup flour

2 tablespoons sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

3/4 teaspoon salt

3 tablespoons butter or margarine

Pastry for 2 crust pie

DIRECTIONS:

Prepare pastry and line bottom of 9-inch pie pan with half the dough. In 2-quart sauce pan combine apples, brown sugar, water and lemon juice. Cook over low heat stirring occasionally until apples are just tender. In small bowl combine flour and white sugar. Stir into apples and cook until syrup thickens. Add vanilla, salt and butter. Pour into pastry-lined pie pan. Moisten edge of bottom pastry. Place top crust over, seal edges and trim off excess dough. flute edge and vent top. Bake in preheated 425 degree oven for 40 to 45 minutes. Serve warm or cool.

*You will want to cover the edges of your pie crust with foil during baking or they will burn. I usually bake the pie until the crust is less doughy, then cover it so I don't mess up my fluting.