Piled Apple Pie

Image courtesy Anthony Rosero

1 batch of Unbaked Pie Crust
Filling
3 whole Large Apples, Peeled, Cored, And Sliced Thin
½ cups Brown Sugar
½ cups Sugar
1 Tablespoon All-purpose Flour
1 cup Heavy Cream
2 teaspoons Vanilla
⅛ teaspoons Cinnamon

Topping
7 Tablespoons Butter
¾ cups All-purpose Flour
½ cups Brown Sugar
¼ cups Pecans (more To Taste)
Dash Of Salt

Preparation Instructions
Filling:
Add apple slices to a large bowl.
In a separate bowl, mix together cream, 1/2 cup brown sugar, 1/2 cup sugar, 1 tablespoon flour, vanilla, and cinnamon.
Pour over apples.
Pour all into pot and bring to boil, then reduce to low heat and cook until apples are tender.
Turn off heat.

Topping:
In a mixing bowl, combine butter, flour, sugar, chopped pecans, and salt.
Mix until everything comes together in clumps.
Heat pan to medium low and add ingredients to pan.
Stir constantly until butter is almost completely evaporated.
Remove from heat and allow to cool to room temp.

Crust:
Roll out crust to 1/4 inch thickness.
Cut into no more that 2X2 inch pieces.
In pan, heat oil about 1/2 inch deep to just below medium heat.
Once hot, add pieces of crust to oil and fry on each side until golden brown.
Remove to plate lined with paper towels to remove excess oil.
Continue process until you have 2-3 pieces of crust per desired number of servings.

Now....
Layer crust, filling, then topping on plate and serve with whipped cream or a scoop of ice cream! Enjoy!

All components can be made ahead of time and frozen. To reheat apples, you can bring up to temp in pot on the stove, or in a microwave.

Recipe courtesy thepioneerwoman.com, modifications to preparation methods by ovenlesschef.