TOPSY-TURVY APPLE PIE

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This unique double-crusted apple pie is inverted after baking so that the brown sugar and pecan layer is on top.

Provided by louc4

Categories     Desserts     Pies     Apple Pie Recipes

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 11

2 (9 inch) pie shell
¼ cup butter
½ cup pecan halves
½ cup packed brown sugar
5 large apples - peeled, cored and sliced
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
½ cup white sugar
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 pinch salt

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
  • Spread butter or margarine evenly on bottom and sides of a 9-inch pie plate. Press pecans, rounded side down, into butter layer. Pat brown sugar evenly over nuts, then lay one pastry shell over brown sugar layer.
  • Place apples in a large bowl and sprinkle with lemon juice.
  • In a small bowl combine flour, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Mix well. Toss mixture with apples, coating thoroughly.
  • Spread apples into pie plate. Cover apples with second pastry shell. Crimp edges of pastry and make steam vents in top.
  • Bake in preheated oven for 50 minutes. Cool 5 minutes then place serving plate over top of pie; invert pie onto plate. Carefully remove pie pan. Serve warm or cool.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 434.6 calories, Carbohydrate 62 g, Cholesterol 15.3 mg, Fat 21.3 g, Fiber 4.3 g, Protein 2.5 g, SaturatedFat 5.7 g, Sodium 250.6 mg, Sugar 41.3 g

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