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       Title: CARAMEL APPLE PECAN PIE
  Categories: Pies, Fruits
       Yield: 8 Servings
  
            Pastry for 2-crust 9 pie
       4    McIntosh apples; peeled/
            -cored/thin sliced (1 lb)
     1/2 c  Pecans; chopped
     1/4 c  Sugar
     1/4 lb Caramels; coarse chopped
       2 tb Flour
     1/4 c  Milk
            Milk; for top
            Sugar; for top
  
   1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Ease 1 round of pastry
   into a 9-inch pan.
   
   2. In a large bowl, toss together apples, pecans,
   sugar, caramels, flour and milk. Spoon mixture into
   pie shell.
   
   3. Top with the remaining pastry. Fold the edge of the
   top pastry under the bottom pastry. Pinch together and
   flute the edge with a fork. Cut several slits in the
   top so the steam can escape during baking. Brush top
   with milk and sprinkle with sugar.
   
   4. Bake until crust is golden brown, about 45 minutes.
   Pie is best served slightly warm.
   
   Source: Chicago Sun Times, November 6, 1996
  
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