English Apple Pie Pastries & Pies

1/2 cup butter or margerine
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 tsp. cinnamon
3 tbsp. water
1/2 cup chopped pecans
4 large cooking apples, peeled and sliced (about 6 cups)
1/2 cup white sugar
whipping cream, whipped and flavored with sugar and vanilla

In a medium sized bowl, beat butter and brown sugar until pale and fluffy. Stir in the flour, 1 tsp. cinnamon and water until smooth and thick. Stir in the pecans.

Mound apples in a 9"diam. pie plate .Mix white sugar with remaining cinnamon and sprinkle over apples. Spoon pecan topping over apples in dollops.

Bake on lowest rack of a preheated 375F oven for 45 to 50 minutes until apples are tender when pierced with a skewer.

Serve in bowls with whipped cream. Makes 8 servings.


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