Sour Cream Apple Pie

Submitted by: Sandra	Country: Canada
Category: Home/Pies & Pastries
Quantity: 6 servings	Preparation time: 0:30 hr. Cooking time: 0:50 hr.

Ingredients

Pastry
1-1/2 cups	cake flour	375 mL
1/4 tsp	salt	1 mL
1/2 cup	shortening	125 mL
3 to 4 tbsp	ice water	45 to 60 mL
Filling
6	tart apples	6
3/4 cup	sugar	175 mL
1-1/4 tsp	cinnamon	6 mL
1/4 tsp	nutmeg	1 mL
2 tbsp	flour	30 mL
1/4 tsp	salt	1 m
2/3 cup	sour cream	150 mL

Directions

Sift together flour and salt. Cut in shortening with pastry blender. Add sufficient water to hold together. Roll out for double crust.

Peel and core apples. Slice thin. Add next five ingredients. Fill pastry-lined pan with mixture. Top with sour cream. Put on top crust, press edges together and flute. Prick with fork and bake in a 450°F/230°C oven for 10 minutes; reduce heat to 350°F/180°C and bake 40 minutes longer.