Best Upside Down Southern Apple Pie Recipes

UPSIDE-DOWN SOUTHERN APPLE PECAN PIE

Steps:

• Spoon butter in bottom of a 9-inch pie plate.
• Arrange pecan halves around bottom of pan.
• Sprinkle 2/3 cup brown sugar over pecans.
• Press one of the prepared pie crusts into bottom and along sides of the pan (over the pecans and sugar); trim off excess pastry.
• In a bowl, combine apples and lemon.
• Combine 1/3 cup brown sugar and remaining ingredients; toss gently, and add/mix in with the apples.
• Spoon the apple mixture evenly over the crust in the pie pan.
• Top with remaining pie pastry; fold edges over and flute.
• Prick the crust a few times with a fork.
• Bake at 450 degrees for 10 minutes.
• Reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees, and bake for another 30-40 minutes.
• Cool 5 minutes, then turn the pie upside down on a pie plate.

UPSIDE-DOWN SOUTHERN APPLE PIE

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.