Sour Cream Apple Pie

Topping:

3 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened

1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar

1 teaspoon cinnamon

2 tablespoons flour

Filling:

1 1/3 cup sour cream

2/3 cup sugar

1/4 teaspoon salt

2 teaspoons vanilla

2 large eggs

3 tablespoons all-purpose flour

4 or 5 large Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, and thinly sliced

9- or 10-inch deep-dish pie crust

Heat the oven to 350°F.

To make the topping, in a bowl blend the butter, sugar, cinnamon and flour until the mixture is combined well.  Cover and chill the topping.

To make the filling, whisk together the sour cream, sugar, salt, vanilla, eggs, and flour until the mixture is smooth.  Add the peeled, cored, and thinly sliced apples and stir the filling and apples together.

Spoon the filling into the chilled shell and crumble the topping evenly over it.  Bake the pie on a baking sheet in the middle of the oven, 1 to 1 1/4 hours.  You might need to put a bit of tinfoil on top of the pie during the last 15 minutes to prevent the top from burning.  Transfer pie to a rack and let it cool completely.

From Posie Gets Cozy blog