Ingredients:

5 - 6 apples peeled, cored, and sliced into thin slices, or cut up in chunks (filling)

1/2 c sugar (filling)

1 tbsp ground cinnamon (filling)

1/2 c apple cider or apple juice (filling)

1 tsp vanilla extract (filling)

1 c all-purpose flour (topping)

1 c sugar (topping)

1/2 cup cold butter leave in wrapper (topping)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

2. Filling. In a small mixing bowl, Mix Cinnamon and Sugar together. In an 8x8 or 9x9 inch baking pan, add a single layer of the sugar and cinnamon mixture, do not grease pan.

3. Begin layering sliced apples, sprinkling a cinnamon/sugar layer between each layer of apple slices.

4. Once apple slices are at the top of the pan, cover with final layer of cinnamon/sugar mixture.

5. Mix vanilla extract and apple cider/juice in a measuring cup. Pour over apple slices.

6. Topping. Place flour and sugar into a small mixing bowl, blend well. Place Cold stick of butter with wrapper on bottom portion. Begin grating butter with a flat grater over bowl. Keep sliding wrapper down to grade butter into flour/sugar mixture until the grated stick of butter is all in mixture. Use a pastry cutter and blend ingredients together until crumbly.

7. Cover the apples with the topping, sprinkling all over. Bake in preheated 400-degree F. oven 25 minutes or until golden brown and bubbly, check and don't burn. Cool & Serve. Add a scoop of vanilla ice cream if you wish. For a variety, add some chopped Walnuts or Pecans and substitute the Apple Juice with Orange Juice.

Bon Appetit!