Greek Walnut Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 (15 ounce) box pillsbury refrigerated pie crusts, softened as directed on box
• 2 1/2 cups finely chopped walnuts
• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 3/4 cup butter or 3/4 cup margarine, melted, cooled
• 3/4 cup honey
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1/2 pint heavy whipping cream
• 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 325°f spray 9-inch glass pie pan with cooking spray. make pie crusts as directed on box for two-crust pie using sprayed pie pan.
• 2 in medium bowl, mix walnuts, brown sugar, 2 tablespoons granulated sugar and the cinnamon. pour and evenly spread 1/4 cup of the cooled melted butter over bottom of pie crust. spread walnut mixture evenly over butter. drizzle another 1/4 cup butter over nut mixture.
• 3 top with second crust; seal edge and flute. cut large slits in several places in top crust for steam to escape. drizzle remaining 1/4 cup butter evenly over top crust.
• 4 bake at 45 to 55 minutes or until golden brown. about 5 minutes before removing pie from oven, in 1-quart saucepan, cook honey and lemon juice over medium heat, stirring frequently, until mixture has a watery consistency.
• 5 remove pie from oven; place on wire rack. slowly pour hot honey mixture evenly over top of hot pie, making sure it seeps into slits in top crust. cool at least 3 hours before serving.
• 6 just before serving, in small bowl with electric mixer, beat topping ingredients on high speed about 2 minutes or until stiff peaks form. spoon topping onto individual servings of pie.