6 c. apples
1/2 c. sugar
2 tbsp. flour
1/2 tsp. salt
2 tbsp. butter
2 tbsp. fresh lemon juice

TOPPING:

4 tbsp. butter
1/2 c. firmly packed brown sugar
2 tbsp. cream or evaporated milk
1/2 c. pecans, halved or chopped

CRUST:

Prepare your favorite pie crust, or the following: 6 tbsp. Crisco

Place 3 cups flour in medium size bowl and cut in 6 heaping tablespoons Crisco until crumbly. Add 18 tablespoons ice water and blend with fork. Then finish mixing with hands until smooth. Do not over mix.

1. Roll 1/2 of dough and place in pie plate.

2. Pare and core apples and slice. Mix sugar, flour and salt. Gently mix with apples.

3. Fill crust with apples. Stacked high. Dot with butter and sprinkle lemon juice over all.

4. Roll out remaining dough, cover and seal well. Be sure to flute edges. Split top to allow steam to escape. Bake at 400 degrees for 50 minutes.

5. Meanwhile, melt the remaining 4 tablespoons butter. Add brown sugar, cream and mix well. Heat slowly to boiling. Stir in pecans.

6. Remove pie from oven and gently spread mixture over pie. Return to oven and cook 5 minutes longer.

7. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream. Enjoy!