topsy-turvy apple pie

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 2 (9 inch) pie shell
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/2 cup pecan halves
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 5 large apples - peeled, cored and sliced
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 pinch salt

Recipe

• 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 plate. carefully remove pie pan. serve warm or cool.