1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup Crisco
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
7 cups peeled and sliced apples
1 tbsp. all-purpose flour
1 tbsp. lemon juice
3 tbsp. butter
5 tbsp. butter
5 tbsp. water
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
2 cups grated cheddar cheese (sharp)
1/2 tsp. nutmeg

Cut 5 tablespoons butter and Crisco into flour. For TOPPING: combine 1 cup of flour mixture with sugars, cinnamon, and 3 tablespoons butter; reserve for pie crust. Mix remaining flour mixture with 1 1/2 cups cheddar cheese and water. Roll dough out on floured board; line 8 inch pie place forming standing rim. Mix apple slices with lemon juice. Fill pie shell with apples, mounding in center. Combine 1 tablespoon flour with nutmeg; sprinkle over apples. Cover apples with 1/2 of crumble mixture; sprinkle with remaining cheese and top with remaining crumble mixture.

Bake at 375°F for 40 minutes.

Makes one pie.