Pennsylvania Dutch Sour Cream Apple Pie Recipes

PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH SOUR CREAM-APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Place the prepared pie pastry shell in the freezer for 15 minutes; preheat oven to 400°.
• In a big bowl, whisk the sour cream, sugar, egg, flour, salt, and vanilla until well blended.
• Add in the apples; mix well.
• Turn the filling into the chilled pie shell; smooth the top with your hands, laying the apple slices down flat.
• Place the pie on the center oven rack; bake for 15 minutes; decrease heat to 350°; bake for 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, make the topping: in a big bowl, combine the flour, sugars, cinnamon, salt, and walnuts; add in the butter and stir with a fork, then switch to your hands rubbing the mixture gently between your fingers until it forms uniform crumbs; refrigerate until ready to use.
• Remove pie from oven and carefully dump the streusel topping in the center, spreading it evenly over the surface with your hands.
• Tamp the topping down lightly.
• Return pie to oven, placing it so that the part that faced the back of the oven now faces the front.
• Slide a foil-line baking sheet onto the rack below to catch any spills.
• Continue baking for about 20 minutes or until golden brown.
• Transfer pie to wire rack to cool for at least 2 hours before serving;
• You may serve this pie chilled, so after it is thoroughly cooled, cover with loosely tented foil and refrigerate at least 2 hours.

SOUR CREAM APPLE PIE DELUXE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Press the pie crust into and up the sides of a 9 inch pie plate.
• In a medium bowl, stir together 3/4 cup sugar, 2 tablespoons of flour, and salt. Mix in the sour cream, egg and vanilla until smooth. Add apples, and stir to coat. Scrape the mixture into the pie shell.
• Bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven, then reduce heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C), and continue baking for 30 minutes more.
• While the pie is baking, prepare the topping in a medium bowl. Stir together 1/3 cup of flour, 1/3 cup sugar, and cinnamon. Cut in the butter until the mixture resembles fine crumbs.
• After the 30 minute bake time has passed, cover the top of the pie with the crumb topping, and continue to bake for 15 minutes, or until topping is lightly browned and apples are tender. Allow the pie to cool, then refrigerate until chilled before serving.