Name: Spiced Upside-Down Apple Pie
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 2 cups pecan halves -; 1/2 cup butter, melted -; 1 cup packed brown sugar -; 1 Dough for double-crust pie -; 1/2 cup sugar -; 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour -; 1 tablespoon apple pie spice -; 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg -; 6 cups thinly sliced peeled tart apples -; 2 tablespoons lemon juice -; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract -

Ingredients for - Spiced Upside-Down Apple Pie

1. 2 cups pecan halves

2. 1/2 cup butter, melted

3. 1 cup packed brown sugar

4. 1 Dough for double-crust pie

5. 1/2 cup sugar

6. 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour

7. 1 tablespoon apple pie spice

8. 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

9. 6 cups thinly sliced peeled tart apples

10. 2 tablespoons lemon juice

11. 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

How to cook deliciously - Spiced Upside-Down Apple Pie

1 . Stage

Preheat oven to 450°. Arrange pecans, with rounded sides facing down, on the bottom of a 9-in. deep-dish pie plate; drizzle with butter. Sprinkle with brown sugar; press lightly.

2 . Stage

On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/8-in.-thick circle. Transfer to pie plate; place over brown sugar. Press the crust firmly against brown sugar and side of pie plate. Trim crust to 1/2-inch beyond rim of plate.

3 . Stage

In a large bowl, combine the sugar, flour, pie spice and nutmeg. Add the apples, lemon juice and vanilla; toss to coat. Fill crust. Roll out remaining dough to fit top of pie; place over filling. Trim, seal and flute edge. Cut slits in crust.

4 . Stage

Place a foil-lined baking sheet on a rack below the pie to catch any spills. Bake pie 10 minutes. Reduce oven setting to 350°. Bake until top is golden brown and apples are tender, 40-45 minutes longer. Cool for 10 minutes before inverting onto a serving plate. Serve warm.