THE APPLE PIE RECIPE

Caramel-Pecan Apple Pie	From Taste of Home
You'll love the smell in your kitchen—and the smiles on everybody's faces—when you make this scrumptious pie that's drizzled with caramel sauce. It's takes me back home to Virginia and being at my granny's table. —Gloria Castro, Santa Rose, California
INGREDIENTS 7 cups sliced peeled tart apples 1 teaspoon lemon juice 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 3/4 cup chopped pecans 1/3 cup packed brown sugar 3 tablespoons sugar 4-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 1 tablespoon cornstarch 1/4 cup caramel ice cream topping, room temperature 1 unbaked pastry shell (9 inches) 3 tablespoons butter, melted STREUSEL TOPPING: 3/4 cup all-purpose flour 2/3 cup chopped pecans 1/4 cup sugar 6 tablespoons cold butter 1/4 cup caramel ice cream topping, room temperature	SERVINGS 8 CATEGORY Dessert METHOD Baked PREP 45 min. COOK 55 min. TOTAL 100 min.
DIRECTIONS In a large bowl, toss apples with lemon juice and vanilla. Combine the pecans, sugars, cinnamon and cornstarch; add to apple mixture and toss to coat. Pour caramel topping over bottom of pastry shell; top with apple mixture (shell will be full). Drizzle with butter. In a small bowl, combine the flour, pecans and sugar. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle over filling. Bake at 350° for 55-65 minutes or until filling is bubbly and topping is browned. Immediately drizzle with caramel topping. Cool on a wire rack. Yield: 8 servings.