European sour cream apple pie

--CRUST--
    2/3 c  Butter
    1/4 c  Pure maple syrup
    1/2 c  Cream cheese
      1 ea 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. Serves 6


Yield: 6 Servings