Red Ribbon Apple Pie

Original recipe from Grandma Ople.

This baby won me some fame at our July 4th apple pie contest!  Second only to a local restaurant owner.  I'd say that's some pretty darn good pie.  :)

Ingredients:

• pie crust for top and bottom
• 1/2 c butter
• 3 T flour
• 1 t cinnamon
• 1/2 c sugar
• 1/2 c brown sugar
• 1/4 c water
• 8 green apples, peeled and chopped

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 425.  Place bottom crust in pie pan, fill with apples.  Cover with a lattice crust. 
2. In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt butter.  Stir in flour to form paste.  Add sugars, cinnamon, and water, bring to a boil.  Reduce heat to low and simmer 5 min.
3. Slowly pour hot sugar mixture over lattice crust, allowing to seep through the cracks.
4. Bake 15 min.  Reduce oven to 350 and bake 35-45 min more, or until crust is golden brown.
5. Let cool 10 min, then serve with ice cream.  :)