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What You Need:

• ¼ C butter, softened
• ½ C pecan halves
• ⅔ C brown sugar
• 6 C sliced baking apples
• ½ C sugar
• 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
• 1 tbsp flour
• ½ tsp cinnamon
• ½ tsp nutmeg
• ¼ tsp salt
• Pie crust

How to Make It:

1. Spread butter on bottom and sides of pie plate. Arrange pecans on bottom and sides or pie plate.
2. Sprinkle brown sugar over top of pecans and press to hold pecans in place.
3. Roll out bottom crust. Allow for enough dough to over hang pie plate ½”. Place crust in pie plate over sugar and pecans.
4. In a medium-mixing bowl, combine apples, sugar, lemon juice, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt.
5. Pour apple filling into piecrust.
6. Roll out top crust. Place over apple pie filling and seal edges with bottom crust.
7. Prick top crust with fork.
8. Bake 10 minutes at 450° F, then lower oven to 350° F and bake additional 40-45 minutes.