Recipe By : Mom
Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :1:20
Categories : American Apples
Desserts Fruit
Holiday Meals Pies
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1/4 cup butter -- softened
1/2 cup pecan halves
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 pie crust
6 cups apple -- peeled and sliced
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/2 cup sugar
1 tablespoon flour
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg -- ground
Spread butter evenly on the bottom and sides of a 9' pie plate. Press nuts,
round side down, into butter on bottom of plate. Pat brown sugar evenly over
nuts. Roll out pastry for bottom crust; place in pie plate over sugar.
Sprinkle apples with lemon juice. Combine flour, cinnamon, nutmeg and a dash
of salt. Toss with apples. Turn into pie plate; spread evenly to keep top
level. Roll out remaining pastry; adjust over apples and seal.
Prick top with fork. Bake @400 degrees for 50 minutes. Remove from oven; cool
5 minutes. Place serving plate on top of pie and invert carefully, remove pie
plate. Serve warm or cool.
