What you're seeing here is actually even simpler! As we describe in a tip from our bakers on the recipe page itself, to make a double crust pie, "you can increase the recipe ingredients as follows: 3 cups flour, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar, 1/2 teaspoon baking powder, 2/3 cup vegetable oil, 6 tablespoons water. Press 2/3 of the resulting dough into the pie pan, then add 1 teaspoon cinnamon and 2 tablespoons sugar to the remainder. After you fill the bottom crust, break the topping into small pieces, and spread them evenly over the filling. The topping will crisp up into something between streusel, and a typical top crust." However you choose to top this pie, for maximum flakiness, we usually start our pies at a high heat like 425° for 15-20 minutes (allowing the flour/water flakes to set before the fat melts), then reduce the heat to 375°F, and bake for an additional 40-45 minutes, or until the top is brown and filling is bubbly. Hope this helps! Mollie@KAF

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