European sour cream apple pie

6 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
cup butter
¼ cup pure maple syrup
½ cup cream cheese
1 each egg
2 pounds green apples
½ cup sour cream
¼ cup pure maple syrup
1 tablespoon orange rind
1 teaspoon vanilla
cup unbleached flour
½ teaspoon baking powder
2 tablespoons lemon juice
¼ teaspoon nutmeg

Directions

CRUST

FILLING

TOPPING

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 ⅓-inch thickness. Fit or pat the dough into 7-inch pie plate.

Cut apples into ⅛-inch slices and arrange in a circular pattern on dough in pie plate. Refrigerate ½ hour.

Combine sour cream, maple syrup and lemon juice. Spoon over chilled apples. Sprinkle nutmeg on top. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

Serves 6

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