Apple-Pecan Pie

Name: Apple-Pecan Pie
Ingredients: 1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened; 2/3 cup pecan halves; 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar, divided; Pastry for 1 double-crust (9-inch) pie; 5 medium-size cooking apples, peeled, cored, and thinly sliced; 2 tablespoons lemon juice; 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour; 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 1/4 teaspoon salt; Vanilla ice cream (optional)

11 ingredients

4 steps

Ingredients

1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
2/3 cup pecan halves
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar, divided
Pastry for 1 double-crust (9-inch) pie
5 medium-size cooking apples, peeled, cored, and thinly sliced
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon salt
Vanilla ice cream (optional)

Directions

1

Spread butter evenly on bottom and sides of a 9-inch pie plate.
2

Arrange pecan halves around side and on bottom of pie plate, pressing into butter layer. Sprinkle 2/3 cup sugar over pecan layer in bottom thickness on a lightly floured surface. Place pastry over sugar pecan layer, leaving a 1/2-inch overhang around edge of pie plate. Set aside.
3

Combine apples and lemon juice in a large mixing bowl, and set aside.
4

Combine flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, and remaining 1/8 cup sugar; mix well. Sprinkle over apples, tossing well. Spoon apple mixture into pastry shell.