Ingredients

The following ingredients have 10 Servings
  • 5 ripe granny smith apples - peeled, cored, and chopped
  • 1/4 cup butter or margarine, divided
  • 1/2 cup applesauce
  • 1/3 cup white sugar
  • 5 tablespoons brown sugar, divided
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1/2 lemon, juiced
  • 3 egg matzos, crushed into large crumbs
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • Nonstick cooking oil spray
  • 3/4 cup finely chopped pecans

Instruction

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a medium saucepan, melt 2 tbsp butter or butter substitute. Add applesauce, white sugar, 2 tbsp brown sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg and lemon juice. Stir till well combined, then bring to a boil. 
  • Reduce heat to medium and add diced apples to pan. Stir apples till they are well coated with sugar mixture. Cover the pan and cook over medium heat for exactly 8 minutes, stirring occasionally. Do not overcook. Uncover apples at the end of cooking and remove from heat; allow to cool.
  • Meanwhile, place crushed matzos into a large mixing bowl and cover with water. Let matzos soak for 1 ½ minutes (no longer), then drain in a colander. Gently squeeze the matzo crumbs in the colander to remove excess moisture.
  • In a small bowl, beat the eggs with the salt.
  • Add eggs to the matzo and stir till well combined.
  • Pour cooled apples and sugary syrup from the pan into the mixing bowl with the matzos. Stir till combined. Reserve the pan.
  • Spray a deep pie dish generously with cooking oil spray. Pour the apple mixture into the pie dish.
  • In the same saucepan you used to cook the apples, melt 2 tbsp butter, or butter substitute, then stir in 3 tbsp brown sugar and mix to form a thick syrup.
  • Stir chopped pecans in the syrup till they are well coated. Remove pan from heat.Sprinkle candied pecans evenly over the top of the apple pie.
  • Bake pie for 45-50 minutes, until the top is golden brown and pie is cooked through. Serve warm.