Caramelized Apple Pecan Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 prepared pie crust
• 2 cups pecans
• 3/4 cup butter
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 4 large granny smith apples
• 1 1/2 cups corn syrup
• 1 1/2 cups light brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons vanilla
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 6 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 2 tablespoons apple brandy (optional)

Recipe

• 1 melt and cool one stick of butter, set aside.
• 2 peel and core the apples, cut into 1/2-inch diceed pieces.
• 3 preheat the oven to 350 degrees and place pecans on a baking sheet; roast about 7 minutes, or until toasty; transfer to a plate to cool; reduce oven heat to 325 degrees.
• 4 in a large, non-stick skillet, melt 4 tablespoons of the butter with the 1/4 sugar over high heat; add the apples, stirring frequently, cook until browned: add brandy and cook until evaporated, let cool.
• 5 in a large bowl, combine brown sugar and corn syrup, flour and cooled melted butter; beat in eggs and vanilla.
• 6 spoon caramelized apples into a ten inch pie crust; pour the custard over the top; scatter the pecans on the top of the custard, pressing in and pecans that protrude.
• 7 bake for about 1 hour or until custard is set, if crust browns too quickly, cover loosley with a piece of foil (release foil works great), best served with whipped mascarpone cheese or whipped cream.