Bill's Upside Down Apple Pie with Pecans

By khojnicki

Ingredients

• 2 prepared pie crusts, top and bottom
• 1/2 c butter, softened
• 2/3 c Parker County pecan halves
• 2/3 c brown sugar
• 6 c apples, cut into pieces and covered with lemon juice
• 1/4 c brown sugar
• 1 tbsp flour
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp nutmeg

Preparation

Step 1

Spread butter on bottom of 9" pie pan.

Arrange pecans, rounded side down, in pan. Sprinkle 2/3 c brown sugar over pecans and press. Apply pie pastry to pan over pecans and brown sugar.

In a bowl, combine 1/4 c brown sugar, flour, cinnamon and nutmeg, Sprinkle over apple pieces. Place apple pieces in pan.

Place top pie crust over apples and fold over edges.

Bake at 450 degrees F for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 degrees F and bake 30-45 minutes longer. Let cool for 5 minutes. Invert onto plate.