Almost homemade apple pie

Remember Sandra Lee?  You know, the obnoxious blonde who redecorated her kitchen/set for every episode based on the theme of her show?  Despite her inspiring story, I have always found her to be extremely annoying.  I have never had success with any of her recipes.  However, I have had success with her way of cooking, and have adopted her method of half store-bought/half homemade.  I am all for anything that makes my life in the kitchen easier and quicker.  As much as I would like to be the kind of person that grows her own vegetables, bakes her own bread, etc., I'm just not.  So, I half-ass cook/bake, and I'm not ashamed of it!

Last night I made an almost homemade apple pie.  It was seriously the best apple pie I've ever had, and I'm somewhat of a expert (it is my all time favorite dessert).

I used the above pie dough instead of making my own.  That was the store bought part.  For the apple filling I halved The Pioneer Woman's Flat Apple Pie recipe.  I know y'all are so sick of hearing me talk about her and seeing her recipes repeated, but I love her and everything I make of hers turns out to be better than I expected.

Here is my version:

taken with iPhone... I don't claim to be a food stylist!

Almost Homemade Apple Pie
1 Pillsbury Pie Crust at room temperature
2 large Granny Smith Apples (I actually used 4 small ones), cored and thinly sliced
1/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 Tablespoon all-purpose flour
pinch of salt
Juice of 1/4 of a lemon
3 Tablespoons of butter cut into several pieces

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.  Roll out pie crust onto baking sheet sprayed with Pam.  In a large bowl mix together apples, brown sugar, sugar, flour, salt and lemon juice.  Pour mixture onto center of crust.  Fold edges of crust over to hold in filling.  It won't be fancy or pretty, but it holds everything in and once it cooks it looks very rustic.  Top with slices of butter.  Bake for 30 - 40 minutes or until golden and bubbly.