"Brown Bag" French Apple Pie

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
2. To make the pie:
3. 1. Combine the first measure of flour, salt and shortening using a pastry blender till the mix resembles coarse crumbs, then stir in the water a little at a time, using a fork, and form the dough into a ball.
4. 2. Roll out the pastry dough on a lightly floured board. Roll to an 11" or possibly 12" diameter and fit into a 9" pie pan fluting the edges.
5. 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 mix and arrange them in the pie crust.
6. To make the topping:
7. 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.
8. 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 till the apples are tender (50-60 min).
9. 6. Carefully remove the pie from the bag CAUTION: WATCH OUT FOR THE STEAM COMING OUT OF THE BAG!
10. 7. Serve hot with generous portions of vanilla ice cream.