Ingredients
- 2 green apples
- 1 egg
- 1 filling
- 2 1/4 c unbleached flour
- 1/2 c pure maple syrup
- 5/8 c butter
- 1/2 c sour cream
- 1/2 c cream cheese
- 2 tb lemon juice
- 1 tb orange rind
- 1 t vanilla
- 1/2 ts baking powder
- 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.