Favorite Recipe: Emeril's Apple Pie Contest Winner

Nov. 2, 2005 — -- Chef Emeril Lagasse has been a "Good Morning America" fixture for years, and his recipe contests are always a big hit, especially the annual Pie of Emeril's Eye contest. Here's the winning recipe from 2001, from Marsha Brooks.

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Recipe courtesy of Marsha Brooks, Emeril's Apple Pie Contest winner, 2001

Directions for Crumb Topping:

1.  Stir together brown sugar, flour and rolled oats.

2.  Cut in 1/2 cup butter until topping is like course crumbs. Set aside.

Directions:

1.  In a large mixing bowl, stir together the sugar, flour, cinnamon and salt.

2.  Add apple slices and gently toss until coated.

3.  Transfer apple mixture to the pie shell. (I remove the store-bought pie shell from the aluminum pie plate and transfer it to a 9-inch pie plate of my own, but you do not have to.)

4.  Sprinkle crumb topping over apple mixture.

5.  Place pie on a cookie sheet so the drippings don't drop into your oven.

6.  Cover edges of pie with aluminum foil.

7.  Bake in a preheated 375°F oven for 25 minutes. Then remove foil and put back in for another 25 to 30 minutes without foil.

8.  Remove from oven. Sprinkle pie with chopped pecans then drizzle with caramel on top.

9.  Cool on a wire rack and enjoy warm or at room temperature.