Diabetic-friendly Apple Pie

Ingredients

 * 2 pie crusts or use your own favorite
 * 8 medium apples (tart are best)
 * 4 tbsp butter or margarine
 * 4 tbsp ground cinnamon
 * 8 packs sugar substitute (like Equal)
 * ½ cup raisins (optional)

Directions

 * 1) Put one pie crust in the bottom of a 9 inch pie plate.
 * 2) Use a fork to prick the bottom crust in several places.
 * 3) Using one of the tablespoons of butter, dot the bottom crust with small pieces of butter.
 * 4) Next put on two of the apples, sliced, peeled and cored.
 * 5) On top of that sprinkle two packets of sugar substitute and a tablespoon of cinnamon.
 * 6) Next sprinkle ⅛ of a cup of raisins, if you're using them. This completes one layer.
 * 7) Start again with the butter, then the apples, etc.
 * 8) Make 4 layers, using all the remaining ingredients. This will give you an over-flowing pie.
 * 9) Place the top crust on pinch the edges and put a vent in the top.
 * 10) Bake at 375°F for 40 – 50 minutes.
 * 11) The pie is done when the crust has turned a nice golden brown.