1 (9 inch) unbaked pie shell
6 lg. granny Smith apples, peeled, cored & cut into slices
1/2 c. firmly packed brown sugar
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. grated lemon rind

CRUMB TOPPING:

1/2 c. sugar
3/4 c. flour
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
Dash of salt
8 tbsp. cold butter

CRUMB TOPPING: Combine sugar, flour, cinnamon and salt. Cut in butter by hand until mixture is crumbly.

Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Mix brown sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon, salt and lemon rind. Add 1/3 apple slices in pie shell. Sprinkle with 1/3 sugar mixture and a bit of lemon juice. Repeat process 2 more times. Sprinkle crumb topping on top of pie. Bake at 450 degrees for 15 minutes, reduce oven to 350 degrees and bake for 30 minutes longer or until apples are tender but firm. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.