Silver Palate Sour Cream Apple Pie was the most popular apple pie at The Silver Palate, the gourmet take-out shop that Julee Rosso and I opened in New York City in 1977. This pie will win raves in your home too!

　　When chopping the walnuts, make sure they're not too fine.

　　

Ingredients

Makes 6 servings

　　

Crust:

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

　　5 tablespoons sugar

　　3/4 teaspoon salt

　　3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

　　6 tablespoons cold unsalted butter

　　6 tablespoons cold shortening

　　4 to 6 tablespoons apple juice

　　

Filling:

2/3 cup sour cream

　　1/3 cup sugar

　　1 egg, lightly beaten

　　1/4 teaspoon salt

　　1 teaspoon vanilla extract

　　3 tablespoons all-purpose flour

　　5 or 6 tart apples, peeled and sliced

　　

Topping:

3 tablespoons brown sugar

　　3 tablespoons sugar

　　1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

　　1 cup chopped walnuts

　　

Step 1

1. Prepare crust: Sift flour, sugar, salt, and cinnamon into a bowl. Cut in the butter and shortening with a fork until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Moisten with just enough apple juice, tossing ingredients lightly with a fork. Form dough into a ball. Wrap and refrigerate for 2 hours.

　　

Step 2

2. Cut off 1/3 of the dough and return it to the refrigerator. Roll out the other 2/3 between 2 sheets of wax paper. Line a greased 9-inch pie pan with the dough. Trim overhang and crimp decoratively. Preheat oven to 350°F.

　　

Step 3

3. Whisk all filling ingredients, except apples, in a bowl. Add apples, then spoon into the pastry-lined pie pan. Combine topping ingredients and sprinkle over filling.

　　

Step 4

4. Roll out the remaining dough between wax paper to form a circle 10 inches in diameter. Cut into strips 1/2-inch wide and arrange lattice-fashion over apples; trim ends of strips and crimp edges decoratively.

　　

Step 5

5. Bake pie in the center of the oven until the juices are bubbling and the apples are tender, about 55-60 minutes. (Cover loosely with foil if the crust browns too quickly.) Serve warm or cooled.

　　

Nutrition Per Serving

Per serving: 811 calories

　　97g carbohydrates

　　45g fat

　　11g protein

　　78mg cholesterol.

　　#### Nutritional analysis provided by Self