4cupstartthinly sliced apples (like Granny Smith; about 3 apples)
⅓cupwhite sugar
1 ½teaspooncornstarch
⅛teaspponsalt
¼cupwater
½teaspoonvanilla
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350℉.
Combine flour, brown sugar, oats, salt, chopped pecans, and melted butter in a medium bowl. Pack 1 cup of the mixture into a measuring cup and set it aside; gently press remaining mixture into a 9″ pie plate. Be sure not to pack it in there too tightly, or it will be too hard and messy to slice the pie when it’s baked.
In a small saucepan, combine sugar, cornstarch, salt, water, and vanilla and bring to a boil. While mixture is heating, place apples in the pie crust. After sugar/water mixture has come to a boil, pour the hot mixture over the apples. Sprinkle reserved crumb topping over apples and then place the pie plate on a baking sheet.
Bake for 43-45 minutes. During the last 15 minutes or so, you may need to cover the pie with a sheet of aluminum foil to keep the pie from getting too brown.
Serve warm (if you can) with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or a dollop of sweetened whipped cream.
Notes
Store leftover cooled pie, tightly covered, in the refrigerator and consume within 3-4 days for best results.
An apple peeler and corer will be your best buddy here if you have one!