Apple Pie, Crunchy Caramel

Ingredients

• 1 pastry crust for a deep-dish pie 9" (homemade or store-bought)
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 3 tbsp. all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1/8 tsp. salt
• 6 cups thinly sliced peeled apples (You may need more if your family sits by the bowl and sneaks the sliced applies when you are not looking)
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 1/4 cup caramel topping