Sour Cream Apple Pie

Name: Sour Cream Apple Pie
Yield: 6 portions
Ingredients: 1 cup shelled walnuts, chopped; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 3 tablespoons sugar; 3 tablespoons brown sugar; 3 tablespoons unbleached all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; ¼ teaspoon salt; 1 egg, lightly beaten; ⅓ cup sugar; ⅔ cup sour cream; 4 to 6 tablespoons apple cider or juice, chilled Butter or shortening, for greasing the pan; 5 to 7 tart apples; 6 tablespoons (¾ stick) unsalted butter, chilled; 6 tablespoons solid vegetable shortening, chilled; ¾ teaspoon salt; ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon; 2½ cups unbleached all-purpose flour; 5 tablespoons sugar

Preparation info

6
portions

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Silver Palate Cookbook

By Julee Rosso and Sheila Lukins

Published 1982

About

A little slice goes a long way. Serve it with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream on top.

Ingredients

Crust

2½ cups unbleached all-purpose flour
5 tablespoons sugar
¾

Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

Prepare the crust: Sift the flour, sugar, salt, and cinnamon into a bowl. Cut in the butter and shortening with a fork or pastry cutter until the mixture resembles rolled oats.
Moisten with just enough cider, tossing the ingredients lightly with a fork, to permit the dough to be formed into a ball. Wrap and refrigerate for 2 hours.
Cut off one third o