Apple Pie - European Sour Cream
- CRUST:
- 2/3 c Butter
- 1/4 c Pure maple syrup
- 1/2 c Cream cheese
- 1 Egg
- 1 tb Orange rind
- 1 ts Vanilla
- 2 1/4 c Unbleached flour
- 1/2 ts Baking powder
- FILLING:
- 2 lb Green apples
- TOPPING:
- 1/2 c Sour cream
- 1/4 c Pure maple syrup
- 2 tb Lemon juice
- 1/4 ts Nutmeg
For the crust, blend together butter, maple syrup, cream cheese, egg,
orange rind and vanilla. Add flour and baking powder. Roll out crust on a
floured surface with a floured rolling pin. This dough is soft. Roll to
1/3-inch thickness. Fit or pat the dough into 7-inch pie plate. Cut apples
into 1/8-inch slices and arrange in a circular pattern on dough in pie
plate. Refrigerate 1/2 hour. Combine sour cream, maple syrup and lemon
juice. Spoon over chilled apples. Sprinkle nutmeg on top. Bake at 350
degrees for 30 minutes.
orange rind and vanilla. Add flour and baking powder. Roll out crust on a
floured surface with a floured rolling pin. This dough is soft. Roll to
1/3-inch thickness. Fit or pat the dough into 7-inch pie plate. Cut apples
into 1/8-inch slices and arrange in a circular pattern on dough in pie
plate. Refrigerate 1/2 hour. Combine sour cream, maple syrup and lemon
juice. Spoon over chilled apples. Sprinkle nutmeg on top. Bake at 350
degrees for 30 minutes.
