Apple Pie - European Sour Cream

Categories: Pies, Desserts, Apples
Yield: 6 Servings

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.

From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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