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Caramel Apple Pecan Pie First place Pam Stettler of Schnecksville

Ingredients

Pie Crust

2 cups flour

1 stick butter

1 tsp. salt

1/4 cup Crisco

5 T. ice cold water

Directions

Add flour, salt, butter and Crisco in Cuisinart.

Blend and gradually add ice-cold water.

Makes 1 pie crust.

Make 2 batches for the lattice crust on top.

Apple Pie Filling

8 cups of thinly sliced apples

3/4 cup sugar

2 tsp. apple pie spice

1-16 oz. can crushed pineapple in heavy syrup

2 cups strawberries

Crumb Topping

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 tsp. vanilla

1 T. cinnamon

4 tsp. cold butter, small pieces

2 T. brown sugar

1/4 cup brown sugar and cinnamon oatmeal

Directions

Mix all ingredients together for apple filling.

Cook on the stove until apples soften. Let set for an hour to cool. Place in pie crust.

Make crumb topping by mixing all ingredients together.

Put crumbs on top of pie filling.

Take second pie crust and make thin strips for the lattice topping. Flute edges.

Bake at 350 degrees for about 45 minutes until pie is golden brown and apples are tender. Cool.

Drizzle caramel over pie. Add pecans to the top.

Bake for 10 minutes to toast the pecans.

PRESS PHOTOS COURTESY SCHNECKSVILLE FAIRPam Stettler, Schnecksville, first place. Standing in for Stettler is Schnecksville Fair culinary judge Betty Dean; Tara Thorson, New Tripoli, second place; Florence Schiffert, Walnutport, third place were named the winners of the New Tripoli Bank Blue Ribbon Apple Pie contest June 20 at The Schnecksville Community Fair.
The winning apple pie in the New Tripoli Bank Blue Ribbon Apple Pie contest after being cut and judged.
Pam Stettler, Schnecksville, was the first place winner of the New Tripoli Bank Blue Ribbon Apple Pie contest at The Schnecksville Community Fair.