Crunch Top Apple Pie

Make your favorite pie dough for a double crust recipe for a 9- inch pie

#/4 cup sugar

1Tbls. all-purpose flour

1 tsp. ground cinnamon

dash salt

3 1/2 cups peeled,chopped cooking apples

1 (16 ounce) jar applesauce

1 Tbls. lemon juice

2 Tbls. butter,chopped into small pieces

Crunch Topping:

3 Tbls. all-purpose flour

1 Tbls. sugar

Dash salt 1 Tbls.butter,at room temperature

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F

Line a 9- inch pie pan with half the dough.Combine sugar,flour,cinnamon and salt in a bowl.Stir in apples,applesauce and lemon juice.Spoon apple mixture into pie pan and dot with butter.Cut remaining crust into stripes;arrange in a lattice design over top of pie. For crunch topping,combine flour,sugar and salt in a bowl.Using a fork,cut in butter until crumbly.Sprinkle over top of crust.Bake for 10 minutes,then reduce heat to 350 degrees F and continue to bake for about 45 minutes,or until crust and topping are golden brown.

Note; pie is runny when hot but sets up when cool...it has a very good flavor!!