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Apples And Cream Crumb Pie

January 27, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy, Eggs, Grains		Pies	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1 1/2	c	Sour cream
1		Egg
1	c	Sugar
1/4	c	Flour
2	t	Vanilla
1/2	t	Salt
3	lb	Apples, peeled cored and
		cut in thin wedges
1 3/4	c	Flour
1/4	c	Sugar
1	t	Ground cinnamon
1/2	t	Salt
2/3	c	Cold butter
2	T	Cold water, up to 3
1/2	c	Flour
1/3	c	Granulated sugar
1/3	c	Brown sugar, packed
1	T	Cinnamon
1/4	t	Salt
1/2	c	Cold butter
1	c	Coarsely chopped walnuts

INSTRUCTIONS

Combine sour cream, egg, sugar, flour, vanilla and salt in large  bowl.
Add apples and mix well.  Turn into Cinnamon Pastry Shell.  Cover
crimped edges lightly with foil.  Bake at 450 degrees 10  minutes,
reduce heat to 350 degrees F and continue baking 35 to 40  minutes.
Remove pie from oven.  Stir apple filling, gently but thoroughly.
Remove foil around edges.  Spoon Streusel Topping evenly on top.
Return to oven and bake 15 to 20 minutes longer.  Serve warm, at room
temperature or cold. Makes 1 (10-inch) pie.  Cinnamon Pastry Shell:
Combine flour, sugar, cinnamon and salt in  mixer bowl.  Cut in butter
until particles are size of small peas.  Sprinkle in cold water, 1
tablespoon at a time, tossing with fork  until all flour is moistened
and pastry almost cleans side of bowl.  Gather into ball.  On lightly
floured board, roll pastry 2 inches  larger than inverted 10-inch pie
plate.  Ease into pie plate and  crimp edges decoratively.  Streusel
Topping: Combine flour, granulated sugar, brown sugar,  cinnamon and
salt in bowl. Cut in butter until crumble. Stir in  walnuts. Recipe By
: Wonderful Parties, Wonderful Foods  Posted to Digest eat-lf.v096.n211
Date: Wed, 06 Nov 1996 14:50:53 -0500  From: Martha Sheppard
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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 4902 Calories From Fat: 1324 Total Fat: 154.6g Cholesterol: 365.4mg Sodium: 3301.5mg Potassium: 3023.6mg Carbohydrates: 850.7g Fiber: 54.5g Sugar: 543.9g Protein: 67.6g