GRATED APPLE PIE

2 1/2 cups grated Granny Smith apples
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 stick (1/2 cup) butter, melted
1 large egg
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon lemon juice (optional)
1 (9 inch) deep-dish pie crust, unbaked

Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.

Mix all ingredients together and pour into pie shell.

Bake in 300 degrees F oven until light golden brown, about 50 minutes.

Servings: 8
From: Georgia Mae Womack of McMinnville, TN
Source: The Tennessee Magazine, October 2000