Best Crumble Apple Pie

This is the BEST apple pie that I have even had. I was not an apple pie lover until I ate this one...Pie crust on the bottom and oat crumbles on the top...crunchy but also melt in your mouth. Key to success for this pie is to use Granny Smith apples and slice them thin.

For Apple Pie:

• 4-6 Granny Smith Apples, peeled, corded and sliced thin
• 1 9-inch frozen pie crust
• 1/2 cup butter (1 stick)
• 3 Tbsp. flour
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar

1. Melt the butter in a small saucepan on medium heat. Stir in flour to form a paste (but not crumble). Add water, white sugar and brown sugar, bring to a boil. Reduce to low heat and let simmer.
2. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Fill the crust with sliced apples, mounded slightly. Place pie pan on a cookie sheet (to prevent spills). Bake for 15 minutes while making the crumble topping.

For Crumble topping:

• 2 Tbsp. butter, cold
• 1 small package instant oatmeal (about 1/3 cup)
• 3 Tbsp. flour
• 2 Tbsp. sugar

1. Cut butter into small pieces and mix with all topping ingredients together with fingers until crumbly. After the 1st 15 minutes baking done, place the crumble topping all oven the top of the pie.
2. Reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees F. Continue baking for 35 minutes.

Serve hot, warm or cold...the way you like it...with ice cream, that's a bonus too!