INGREDIENT
- 1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons hot water
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups peeled, diced cooking apples
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- Rum Butter Sauce
- Whipped cream (optional)
DIRECTIONS
Cream butter; gradually add sugar, beating at medium speed of an electric mixer. Add egg; beat until blended. Combine flour, salt, and cinnamon; mix well. Add to creamed mixture; beat on low speed of an electric mixer until smooth. Stir in water and vanilla. Fold in apples and pecans; spoon into a greased and floured 9-inch pie plate. Bake at 350F for 45 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Serve warm or cold with rum butter Sauce and whipped cream if desired.
Yield: one 9-inch pie.