APPLE PIE WITH PECAN PIECRUST

APPLE PIE WITH PECAN PIECRUST image

Categories Dessert

Yield 8 to 10 people

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 frozen deep dish piecrust
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1/4 cup flour
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 T butter or margarine
1 large egg white
1/4 cup white sugar
2 T cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3 lbs apples, cored, peeled and cut into 8 wedges.
1 T fresh lemon juice

Steps:

1. preheat over to 375. mix pecans, flour and brown sugar in a bowl. work inbutter with fingertips until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. set aside. 2. prick bottom and sides of crust with fork. bake 12 to 15 minutes or until lightly golden. immediately brush bottom and sides of hot crust with light coating of egg white. reset oven to 425 degrees. 3. in a large bowl, mix, sugar, cornstarch and cinnamon. toss in apples and lemon juice. cover with wax paper and microwave on high for 12 minutes, stirring halfway thru.spoon filling into crust. sprinkle pecan topping over filling. 4. back pick 10 to 12 minutes or until topping is golden. serve with vanilla ice cream.