Apr 24th 2026
Years ago I was a Remodeling Contractor. I am a Cajun from Louisiana & in Louisiana we love to give a little extra to everyone, we call it “Lagniappe”, so I wanted to give some Lagniappe to all of my customers, so every year at Thanksgiving I would fry my some of my customers a Cajun Fried Turkey, a quart of the best Rice Dressing & a Crunchy, Carmel, Pecan, Apple Pie. My customers loved me & I created lots of friends after my job was completed.
Submitted by: Michael Pitre
Ingredients:
1 Recipe Pastry for single Pie Crust.
½ cup Sugar.
3 tbsp. All-Purpose Flour.
1 tsp. Ground Cinnamon.
1/8 tsp. Salt.
6 cups peeled & thinly sliced (very important) cooking Apples (Green Apples).
1 recipe Crumb Topping.
1- ½ cup chopped Pecans.
1/4 cup Caramel Ice Cream Topping.
Directions:
Prepare pastry for single crust pie. On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to a 12-inch circle. Transfer pastry to a 9-inch pie plate, ease pastry into pie plate, being careful not to stretch pastry trim, crimp edge as desired.
Option: You may use your favorite frozen deep dish pie crust.
In a large mixing bowl stir together Sugar, Flour, Cinnamon and Salt. Add Apple mixture to pastry-lined pie plate. Sprinkle Crumb Topping over Apple mixture.
To prevent over browning cover the edge of pie with Foil. Bake in a 375̊ oven for 25 minutes. Remove Foil. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes more or till top is golden. Remove from oven; sprinkle pie with ½ cup Pecans. Then drizzle with Caramel Topping. Cool on a wire rack. Makes 8 servings.
Pastry Recipe:
Pastry for single crust pie: In a bowl stir together 1-1/4 cups All-Purpose Flour and 1/4 tsp. Salt. Using a pastry blender, cut in 1/3 sup shortening till pieces are pea-sized. Using 4 to 5 tbsp. Total, sprinkle 1 tbsp. Of Water at a time over the Flour mixture, tossing with a fork till all the dough is moistened. Form dough into a ball.
Crumb Topping:
Stir together 1 cup Brown Sugar, ½ cup All-Purpose Flour, 1 cup broken Pecan pieces and ½ cup Quick Cooking Rolled Oats. Using a Pastry Blender, cut in ½ cup Butter or Margarine till the topping mixture resembles coarse crumbs.