1 9-inchdeep dish pie crustrefrigerated, frozen or homemade
3lbapplespeeled, cored and thinly sliced [around 8 large]
2Tbspall-purpose flour
1/4cuppacked light brown sugar
1/4cupgranulated sugar
1small lemonjuiced
1tsppure vanilla extract
1tspground cinnamon
1/2tspapple pie spice [or 1/4 tsp nutmeg1/8 tsp ginger and 1/8 tsp cardamom]
Crumb topping:
3/4cupall-purpose flour
1/2cupcold salted buttercubed [1 stick]
1/4cuppacked light brown sugar
1/4cupgranulated sugar
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 375°F. Fit the pie crust into a 10-inch deep dish pie plate. Set aside. Place the sliced apples into a medium-size mixing bowl. Sprinkle with the flour, brown sugar, granulated sugar, lemon juice, vanilla, ground cinnamon and apple pie spice. Stir until coated, then sit aside for 10 minutes while you prepare the crumb topping.
In a separate bowl using a pastry blender to cut the cubed butter into the flour, brown sugar and granulated sugar until it resembles coarse crumbs.
Spread the apples evenly into the pie shell. Sprinkle the crumb topping over the apples.
Bake at 375°F for 10 minutes, then lower the oven temperature to 350°F. Continue to bake for an additional 45-50 minutes until bubbly and the crumb topping is golden.
Cool to warm on a cooling rack. Serve with vanilla ice cream.