French Apple Pie

The butter in the topping makes this a very moist pie.  A great choice for a cool Fall day. Pie Crust: ½ cup         butter, softened 4 oz.           cream cheese (½ package), softened 1 cup          flour Cream butter and cream cheese.  Add flour.  Roll out the dough on a floured surface in a circle to fit the bottom of a 9” pie pan. Apple Filling: 6-8              apples, peeled, cored, and sliced ½ tsp.         cinnamon ¼ tsp.         salt ¼ cup         flour dash           nutmeg 1/3 cup       sugar Place all ingredients in a large bowl and combine.  Pour into the unbaked pie crust. Topping: 1/3 cup       packed brown sugar 1 cup          flour ½ cup         butter, at room temperature Use a fork or a pastry blender to mix the ingredients until they resemble coarse crumbs.  Sprinkle over the apple filling.  Bake pie at 425 degrees for 40 minutes.