Candied Apple Pie Recipe

A great Halloween recipe

• Meal Type: Cake
• Ethnicity: American
• Holiday Category: Halloween
• Preparation Time: Over 1 hour, less than 1 day

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup all purpose flour
• 1/2 t. cinnamon
• 1/8 t. nutmeg
• 1/4 t. salt
• 6 cups peeled, thinly sliced tart apples (5 large apples)
• 1 package (2 crust) pie pastry
• 2 T butter or margarine
• 2 T lemon juice
• 1/4 cup melted butter or margarine
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 2 T whipping cream
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 F. Mix sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt in a large bowl. Add apples and toss to coat. Spoon into a pastry lined 9-inch pie plate. Dot top with butter & sprinkle with lemon juice.
2. Top pie with second pastry crust; seal edges and cut vents. Bake for 40 minutes or until golden brown.
3. Meanwhile, for candy topping, mix butter, brown sugar and whipping cream in a microwave-safe measure. Microwave on MEDIUM for 2 minutes. Stir in pecans. Microwave on HIGH for 1 minute.
4. Spoon candy topping over top of hot pie. Bake for 2 minutes longer. Serve warm. Serves 6.