Anonymous wrote:This is my standard Apple Cake recipe, from David Lebovitz' and based on Dorie Greenspan's French apple cake. So simple, and yet so delicious
http://www.davidlebovitz.com/dorie-greenspan-french-apple-cake-recipe/
Although Smitten Kitchen is also excellent.
Another alternative is tarte tatin? Lots of recipes. Although it's probably more complicated than a pie.