UPSIDE-DOWN SOUTHERN APPLE PIE

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Make and share this Upside-Down Southern Apple Pie recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Bliss

Categories Pie

Time 55m

Yield 1 9inch pie

Number Of Ingredients 11

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Ingredients

1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine, softened
2/3 cup pecan halves
2/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 pastry for a double-crust 9-inch pie
6 cups peeled and sliced cooking apples (about 1 3/4 lb)
1 lemon, juice of
1/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Steps:

Spread butter in bottom of 9" deep-dish pieplate.
Arrange pecan halves, rounded sides down, on bottom of pieplate; gentle press into butter.
Sprinkle 2/3 c.
brown sugar over pecans, and gently press.
Roll half of pastry to 1/8" thickness on lightly floured surface; transfer to a pieplate; and press firmly onto bottom and sides of pieplate.
Trim off excess pastry along edges; set saide.
Combine apples and lemon juice in a large mixing bowl.
Combine 1/3 c.
brown sugar and remaining ingredients Sprinkle over apple mixture, and toss gently.
Spoon apple filling evenly into pastry shell.
Roll remaining pastry to 1/8" thickness; transfer to top of pie.
Trim off excess pastry along edges.
Fold edges under, and flute.
Prick top of crust with a fork for steam to escape.
Bake at 450° for 10 min.
Reduce temperature to 350°, and bake an additional 30-40 min.
Cool 5 minutes.
Place plate on top of pie, and invert.
Yield: one 9" pie.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 3950.1, Fat 214.8, SaturatedFat 63.5, Cholesterol 122, Sodium 2872.8, Carbohydrate 502.2, Fiber 38.8, Sugar 294.3, Protein 31.7