Apple Pie - European Sour Cream
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Course : Pies
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 6
 

Ingredients:

---CRUST---
2/3 cup butter
1/4 cup pure maple syrup
1/2 cup cream cheese
1 large egg
1 tablespoon orange rind
1 tablespoon vanilla
2 1/4 cups unbleached flour
1/2 tablespoon baking powder
---FILLING---
2 pounds green apples
---TOPPING---
1/2 cup sour cream
1/4 cup pure maple syrup
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/4 tablespoon nutmeg
 

Preparation:

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.