The Log House and Homestead

Vergas, Minnesota

Specialty Recipe

Sour Cream Apple Pie

This is a Mennonite recipe shared with us while managing orchards planted during the 1700's in Bucks County, PA.

Ingredients

One 9-inch pie crust (when making, use apple cider instead of water), unbaked

1 teaspoon cinnamon

6 large MacIntosh apples - peeled, pared, and sliced

1-2/3 cups sour cream (may substitute fat free)

1 large egg

1 cup sugar

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 teaspoons vanilla

1/3 cup flour

Topping:

1/2 cup butter

1/3 cup brown sugar

1/3 cup white sugar

1/2 cup flour

pinch of salt

1 Tablespoon cinnamon

1 cup chopped walnuts

Add 1 teaspoon cinnamon to pie crust. Form crust into pie plate. In a large bowl, mix together apple slices, sour cream, egg, 1 cup sugar, 1/2 teaspoon salt, vanilla, and 1/3 cup flour gently. Spoon mixture into the pie plate and bake at 450 degrees for 10 minutes. Remove from oven and gently stir apple mixture. Reduce heat to 350 degrees and continue baking for 35 more minutes.

Combine topping ingredients. Top apple mixture with topping. Bake for an additional 15 minutes. Enjoy!

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