B. Smith’s best bet for holiday bak­ing: jump-start your homebaked pies by choosing a convenient premade crust that comes ready
to fill, bake and thrill!

1 Pillsbury Pet-Ritz frozen
deep dish pie crust
(from 12-oz package)

Filling

¹/4 cup butter or margarine

¹/2 cup granulated sugar

1 egg

2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon vanilla

5 cups sliced peeled Granny
Smith apples (5 medium)

Streusel

¹/2 cup all-purpose flour

¹/4 cup granulated sugar

¹/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar

³/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

¹/4 cup cold butter

Topping

¹/2 cup whipping cream

1 tablespoon powdered sugar

¹/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

¹/2 teaspoon vanilla

1. Place cookie sheet on oven rack. Heat oven to 400°F.

2. In 1-quart saucepan, cook ¹/4 cup butter over medium heat until melted and lightly browned, stir­ring constantly. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.

3. In large bowl, beat ¹/2 cup gran­ulated sugar and egg with wire whisk until light and fluffy. Beat in 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour and 1 tea­spoon vanilla. Beat in cooled butter. Gently stir in apples. Pour into frozen pie crust.

4. In medium bowl, stir together
all streusel ingredients except butter. With pastry blender or fork, cut in ¹/4 cup butter until mixture looks like coarse crumbs. Sprin­kle over apples. Place pie on cookie sheet in oven.

5. Bake 20 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350°F, and cover edge of crust with strips of foil to prevent exces­sive browning. Bake 40 to 50 min­utes longer or until apples are tender and crust is golden brown. Cool 2 hours.

6. In small bowl, beat whipping cream until soft peaks form. Add remaining topping ingre­dients; beat until stiff peaks form. Pipe or spoon onto pie.

8 servings

High Altitude (3500 to 6500 ft): In step 5, increase second bake time to 50 to 55 minutes.