Upside-Down Southern Apple Pecan Pie

• 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine, softened
• 2/3 cup pecan halves
• 2/3 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1 double crust pie crust
• 6 cups cooking apples, peeled and sliced (about 1-1/2 pounds)
• 1 lemon, juice of
• 1/3 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

1. Spoon butter in bottom of a 9-inch pie plate.
2. Arrange pecan halves around bottom of pan.
3. Sprinkle 2/3 cup brown sugar over pecans.
4. Press one of the prepared pie crusts into bottom and along sides of the pan (over the pecans and sugar); trim off excess pastry.
5. In a bowl, combine apples and lemon.
6. Combine 1/3 cup brown sugar and remaining ingredients; toss gently, and add/mix in with the apples.
7. Spoon the apple mixture evenly over the crust in the pie pan.
8. Top with remaining pie pastry; fold edges over and flute.
9. Prick the crust a few times with a fork.
10. Bake at 450 degrees for 10 minutes.
11. Reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees, and bake for another 30-40 minutes.
12. Cool 5 minutes, then turn the pie upside down on a pie plate.

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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/upside-down-southern-apple-pecan-pie-85274 (may not work)