Sour Cream Apple Pie

Ingredients

• ⅔ cup butter
• ¼ cup maple syrup (the real stuff please)
• ½ cup cream cheese
• 1 egg
• 1 Tablespoon orange rind
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2¼ cup flour
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• 2 lb. tart green apples
  
  Topping:
• ½ cup sour cream
• ¼ cup maple syrup (the real stuff, please)
• 2 Tablespoon lemon juice
• ¼ teaspoon nutmeg

Instructions

1. For The Crust: blend together butter, maple syrup, cream cheese, egg, orange rind and vanilla. Add flour and baking powder.
2. 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.
   
   
3. For the Filling: Cut apples into 1/8-inch slices and arrange in a circular pattern on dough in pie plate. Refrigerate 1/2 hour.
4. Combine sour cream, maple syrup and lemon juice. Spoon over chilled apples. Sprinkle nutmeg on top.
5. Bake at 350°F for 30 minutes.