Categories: Pies 
      Yield: 8 servings 
  
    1/4 c  Butter,softened 
    1/2 c  Pecan halves 
    1/2 c  Brown sugar 
           Pastry for a 2 - crust, 
           9" pie 
      6 c  Apples,peeled,cored & sliced 
      1 T  Lemon juice 
    1/2 c  Sugar 
      1 T  Flour 
    1/2 t  Cinnamon 
    1/2 t  Ground nutmeg 
  
   Spread butter evenly on the bottom and sides of a 9" pie plate. Press 
  nuts,round side down,into butter on bottom of plate.Pat brown sugar 
  evenly over nuts. Roll out pastry for bottom crust;place in pie plate 
  over sugar. Sprinkle apples with lemon juice. Combine 
  flour,cinnamon,nutmeg and a dash of salt.Toss with apples. Turn into 
  pie plate;spread evenly to keep top level. Roll out remaining 
  pastry;adjust over apples and seal. 
   Prick top with fork. Bake @ 400 degrees for 50 minutes. Remove from 
  oven;cool 5 minutes.Place serving plate on top of pie and 
  invert.carefully remove pie plate. Serve warm or cool.