Apple-Praline Pie

Title:
Apple-Praline Pie

Yield:
1 Servings

Categories:
Pastries,
Pastry




Ingredients:





     1 pk (15-ounce) refrigerated


          -piecrusts or OR homemade


          -basic pastry shell


     6    Granny smith apples; peeled,


          -cored, and sliced


     1 ts Grated lemon rind


   1/3 c  Plus 3 tablespoons light


          -corn syrup; divided


   1/4 c  Plus 1 tablespoon butter;


          -melted and divided


     3 tb Sugar


   1/4 c  All-purpose flour; divided


     1 ts Apple pie spice


   1/2 c  Firmly packed light brown


          -sugar


   1/3 c  Chopped pecans or walnuts






 Fit 1 piecrust into a 9-inch pieplate according to package directions.


 Arrange apple slices in piecrust, and sprinkle with lemon rind. Set aside.


 


 Combine1/3 cup corn syrup, 2 tablespoons butter, 3 tablespoons sugar, 2


 tablespoons flour, and apple pie spice. Pour over apple slices.


 


 Combine remaining 3 tablespoons corn syrup, remaining 3 tablespoons butter,


 remaining 2 tablespoons flour, brown sugar, and pecans. Spoon 1/3 cup


 mixture over apple slices.


 


 Unfold remaining piecrust. Cut 2 to 3 desired shapes from center, using a


 cookie cutter. Reserve cutouts. Place piecrust over filling; fold edges


 under, and crimp. Brush cutouts with water, and attach to top of pie. Place


 on a baking sheet.


 


 Bake at 425? for 25 minutes; remove from oven, and dollop with remaining


 brown sugar mixture. Reduce heat to 350?, and bake 10 more minutes. Cool


 completely. Makes 1 (9-inch) pie.


 


 Recipe by: Southern Living


 


 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #1039 by Suzy Wert 
on Jan


 23, 1998