Brown Bag French Apple Pie

—————————-FOR THE PIE——————–  1 1/2 c  All-Purpose Flour    1/2 ts Salt    1/2 c  Shortening      5 tb ICE Water      8 c  Apples [peeled & sliced]    1/4 c  Granulated Sugar      2 tb All-Purpose Flour    1/2 ts Nutmeg, Ground      2 tb Lemon Juice      1 ts Cinnamon, Ground ——————————FOR THE TOPPING——————————    1/2 c  Granulated Sugar    1/2 c  All-Purpose Flour    1/3 c  Butter      1 lg Paper Bag           Vanilla Ice Cream   Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.    To make the pie: 1) Combine the first measure of flour, salt and shortening  using a pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs, then stir  in the water a little at a time, using a fork, and form the dough into a  ball.    2) Roll out the pastry dough on a lightly floured board. Roll to an 11″ or  12″ diameter and fit into a 9″ pie pan fluting the edges.    3) Combine the sugar, the second measure of flour, the cinnamon, the nutmeg  and the lemon juice in a large bowl then toss the apple slices in the  mixture and arrange them in the pie crust.    To make the topping: 4) Combine the sugar and flour in a bowl and cut in  the butter using a pastry cutter then sprinkle the topping over the apple  filling.    5) Place the pie in the LARGE paper bag and place the paper bag on a baking  sheet and loosely fold the open end of the bag under. Bake until the apples  are tender (50-60 minutes).    6) Carefully remove the pie from the bag ~ CAUTION: WATCH OUT FOR THE STEAM  COMING OUT OF THE BAG!    7) Serve warm with generous portions of vanilla ice cream.

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