English Apple Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. butter or margarine
1/2 c. packed brown sugar
1 c. all-purpose flour
2 tsp. ground cinnamon
3 Tbsp. water
1/2 c. chopped pecans
4 large cooking apples, peeled and sliced (about 6 c.)
1/2 c. granulated sugar
heavy cream, half and half or ice cream (optional)

Preparation

In medium size bowl, beat butter and brown sugar with wooden spoon or electric mixer until pale and fluffy.
Stir in flour, 1 teaspoon cinnamon and the water until smooth and thick.
Stir in pecans.
Mound apples in 9-inch pie plate.
Mix granulated sugar with remaining cinnamon; sprinkle over apples.
Spoon pecan topping over apples and dollops.
Bake on lowest rack of preheated 375\u00b0 oven for 45 to 50 minutes until apples are tender when pierced with a skewer.
Serve in bowls with the cream or ice cream.
Makes 8 servings.