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caramel pecan levee high apple pie®

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Recipe by
Patrick Meyer
@patrickmeyer
Greenville, SC

This pie is HUGE! It is super fun to make and show off! Your guests will be blown away! I promise!

yield 10 -12
prep time 1 Hr 30 Min
cook time 1 Hr 30 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For caramel pecan levee high apple pie®

  • PIE CRUST
  • 6 c
    all-purpose flour
  • 2 c
    butter-flavored shortening
  • 1 Tbsp
    salt
  • 3/4 c
    cold water
  • APPLE FILLING
  • 24
    apples, golden delicious
  • 3/4 c
    all-pursose flour
  • 1 1/2 c
    granulated sugar
  • 1 Tbsp
    ground cinnamon
  • STREUSEL TOPPING
  • 1 stick
    unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 c
    packed brown sugar
  • 1 c
    all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 c
    pecans
  • 1 tsp
    grund cinnamon
  • 4 Tbsp
    butter
  • 1/4 c
    milk
  • 4 Tbsp
    sugar
  • CARAMEL PECAN TOPPING
  • 2 bag
    soft caramels
  • 3 Tbsp
    evaporated milk
  • 1 1/2 c
    chopped pecan pieces

How To Make caramel pecan levee high apple pie®

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Cut flour into butter-flavored shortening. Add salt and stir in enough water to make stiff dough. Knead slightly together. Chill dough before using.Use 1/3 of pie dough for bottom crust. Roll bottom crust. Lay in pie pan.
  • 2
    Combine apples, flour, sugar, and cinnamon and mix lightly with spatula.
  • 3
    In a small bowl combine together butter, brown sugar, flour, pecans and cinnamon. Layer this mix every so often between apples.
  • 4
    Using stainless bowl, begin layering apples slice by slice, slightly overlapping starting at the outside circle of the bowl and working towards the center. Push firmly as the layers build. Round off top layer of apple slices when you reach the top. Put a single layer of sliced apples in the bottom crust. Take the pie pan with the bottom crust in left hand and the stainless bowl of sliced apples in right hand and invert. Put finger tips under edge of bowl to release the air and gently lift off. Press and firm apples and straighten. Add slices of apple to take away sharp edges (so as not to puncture the pie dough). Add slices of apples to top of pie to round off.
  • 5
    Add 4 tablespoons of butter pats on top of pie. Roll out top crust using remaining pie dough. Gently place top crust over the mound of apples. Smooth the sides of pie crust towards bottom of pie pulling out on extra crust. Pinch down to seal 2 layers together. Crimp pie for first time. Cut extra crust with the back of a sharp knife. Re-crimp the edges and push towards the pie. Brush with milk and sprinkle sugar rubbing your left hand from the bottom up to evenly spread your sugar. Put 5 steam vents with a small knife towards the upper part of the pie. Do not vent at the top as it will cause the pie to split open as it bakes.
  • 6
    Bake between 350 to 375 degrees F for 1 hour, 20 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes or until crust is golden brown. Let cool for at least 1 hour.
  • 7
    Melt caramels completely in microwave. Add evaporated milk and stir until smooth consistency. Add chopped pecans and stir. Spread over pie starting at base and working in. Serve with vanilla ice cream and whipped cream
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