Apple Tart

INGREDIENTS

Crust:

½ cup packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons butter, melted
2 tablespoons corn syrup
1/2 cup pecan halves
2 refrigerated pie crusts, softened according to box

Filling:

2/3 cup granulated sugar
2 tablespoons flour
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
4 Granny Smith apples, washed, cored and thinly sliced

METHOD

• Pre-heat oven to 425 degrees. Grease 9-inch pie pan with cooking spray.

• In small bowl, mix brown sugar, melted butter, and corn syrup. Spread in bottom of pie pan. Top with pecan halves.

• Unroll one pie crust and lay gently over pecans.

• In small bowl, mix sugar, flour, and cinnamon.

• Arrange half of apple slices on top of crust. Sprinkle with half of sugar mixture. Repeat.

• Top with second crust and pinch edges to seal.

• Cut slits in top of pie.

• Place pie pan on cookie sheet in middle rack of oven.

• Bake pie 8 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees. Bake additional 35 to 45 minutes.

• Remove pie from oven and immediately run knife around edge of pie.

• Turn pie pan upside down on serving plate and lift off pie pan.

• Serve immediately or chilled.