Apple Pecan Pie Recipe

 1    9" pie shell,Unbaked
           filling
      6 c  apples,peeled & sliced
    1/2 c  light brown sugar
    1/4 c  granulated sugar
    1/2 t  salt
      2 T  flour
    1/4 t  nutmeg
    1/2 t  cinnamon
      1 T  lemon juice
      1 T  butter
           topping
    1/4 c  light brown sugar
    1/4 c  flour
      2 T  butter
    1/2 c  pecans,chopped

Preheat oven to 425 Degrees

Steam the apple slices in 1 or 2 TBSP water in a covered saucepan for 5
minutes.  Remove from heat & add the sugars, salt, flour, numeg,
cinnamon, lemon juice & butter.  Mix well and turn into unbaked pie
shell.

Prepare topping.  Blend sugar, flour & butter.  Sprinkle on top of pie.
Sprinkle nuts over topping.

Cover top of pie with foil & bake at 425 degrees for 15 minutes, then
reduce oven heat to 375 degrees.  Remove foil & bake for 30 to 40
minutes longer.

Apple Pie
 
     
 
           **pie crust**
      6 T  solid vegetable shortening
           -cold
      6 T  unsalted butter,cold
      2 c  all-purpose flour,sifted
      1 t  salt
           **filling**
      1 c  white sugar
      1 t  cinnamon,Ground
    1/2 t  nutmeg
      3 T  all-purpose flour
    1/4 c  brown sugar
      7 ea mcintosh apples (up to 8)
      1 T  butter

Crust:  Place the flour and salt in a large bowl.  Cut the butter
and shortening into small pieces and add it to the flour.  Blend the
mixture until it resembles coarse crumbs.  Add water slowly and stir to
combine.  Gather mixture into a ball and refrigerate at least one hour.
Divide dough into two pieces to fit a nine inch pie pan.  Press onto
bottom of pan, letting edges hand over the side of pan.  Trim off
excess dough.  With a fork, pierce the bottom of the pan.

Filling:  Sprinkle brown sugar over bottom of crust.  Combine the sugar,
spices, and flour in a small bowl and mix completely.  Place half the
apples in the pie pan.  Sprinkle half the sugar mixture over the apples.
Add remaining apples, then cover with remaining sugar mixture.

Dot the filling with butter and cover the filling with the remaining
dough.  With a pastry brush, brush milk over the top of the crust.
Sprinkle with sugar.  Cut three vents on the top crust.  Place pie in a
preheated oven at 375 for 55 minutes.

Cool on a rack and sprinkle with additional sugar.