Upside Down Apple Pie
Submitted by tate
Upside-down apple pie with a caramelized pecan or walnut topping, cinnamon-spiced apple filling, and a single fluted pastry crust. Flip it onto a plate for a stunning presentation.
YIELD
6 servingsPREP
30 minCOOK
60 minREADY
90 minThink of this as apple pie meets tarte Tatin. Pecans or walnuts go down first, topped with brown sugar, then a heap of cinnamon-spiced apple slices, all covered by a single pastry crust.
Bake until the apples are tender and the sugars have gone sticky and golden, then flip the whole thing onto a plate.
What you get is a gorgeous caramelized nut topping crowning a pile of soft, spiced apples with crisp pastry underneath. Serve it warm and try not to take a bow.
Chef Tips
- Place the nut halves rounded side down so they create a pretty mosaic pattern when you flip the pie
- Line the plate with foil and grease generously to ensure a clean release
- Let the pie cool for just a few minutes before flipping; too long and the caramel hardens and sticks
- Use a mix of tart and sweet apples (Granny Smith plus Honeycrisp) for the most balanced filling
Ingredients
Directions
Line a 9 inch pie plate with a wide circle of foil.
Take 2 pieces of 12 inch foil about 2 feet long.
Make a drugstore fold lengthwise resulting in 1 large square.
Press into pie plate.
Spray or grease heavily on bottom and sides up to top edge of pie plate.
Place pecans or walnut halves round side down on bottom of foil in pie plate.
Sprinkle with brown sugar.
Combine sugar, flour, cinnamon, salt and lemon juice in large bowl.
Stir well.
Stir apples and dry mixture together and spread over nuts in pie plate.
Roll pastry and place over top.
Fold edges under and flute.
(This makes a rim to hold the juice when pie is turned upside down.)
Turn up foil all around.
Trim foil leaving 4” high. (This may be more important if you have a regular pie plate to keep filling from running over.)
Cut slits in pastry.
Bake in 350℉ (180℃) oven about 55 minutes until apples are cooked.
Cover with large plate and invert so pie is upside down.
Remove foil carefully.
Serve warm.
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