Title: 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.