Potluck Apple Pie-Taste of Home 1999

Crust
2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup water
Pinch Salt
1 cup shortening or butter

Filling
1/2 cup maple syrup
3 pounds tart apples (8 to 9 medium), peeled and thinly sliced
1-1/4 cups sugar
1/4 cup lemon juice
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Topping
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup cold butter
1 cup chopped pecans (optional)

In a small bowl, combine 1/4 cup flour and water until smooth; set aside. In a large bowl, combine salt and remaining flour; cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add reserved flour mixture; knead gently until dough forms a ball. Press dough onto the bottom and up the sides of an ungreased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1 in. baking pan. Spread 1/4 cup syrup over crust. Arrange apples over syrup. Combine sugar, lemon juice, cinnamon, vanilla and remaining syrup; drizzle over apples. For topping, combine flour and sugar in a bowl; cut in butter until the mixture resembles course crumbs. Stir in pecans. Sprinkle over filling. Bake at 350 for 1 hour or until apples are tender.

Enjoy!