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     Title: CARAMEL APPLE PECAN PIE
Categories: Pies, Fruits
     Yield: 8 Servings

          Pastry for 2-crust 9" pie
     4    McIntosh apples; peeled/
          -cored/thin sliced (1 lb)
   1/2 c  Pecans; chopped
   1/4 c  Sugar
   1/4 lb Caramels; coarse chopped
     2 tb Flour
   1/4 c  Milk
          Milk; for top
          Sugar; for top

 1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Ease 1 round of pastry
 into a 9-inch pan.

 2. In a large bowl, toss together apples, pecans,
 sugar, caramels, flour and milk. Spoon mixture into
 pie shell.

 3. Top with the remaining pastry. Fold the edge of the
 top pastry under the bottom pastry. Pinch together and
 flute the edge with a fork. Cut several slits in the
 top so the steam can escape during baking. Brush top
 with milk and sprinkle with sugar.

 4. Bake until crust is golden brown, about 45 minutes.
 Pie is best served slightly warm.

 Source: Chicago Sun Times, November 6, 1996

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