

A delectable twist on an All-American dessert that will surely
elicit oohs and aahs from your holiday guests.
Ingredients
For Pastry:
1 cup + 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup Carapelli Extra Light Olive Oil
2 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon cold milk
For Filling:
6 large cooking apples, peeled, cored and sliced (about 6 cups)
2/3 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon apple pie spice
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup sour cream
1 egg, beaten
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
For Topping:
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup chopped pecans, toasted
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3 tablespoons butter
Cooking Directions
For Pastry: In large mixing bowl, combine flour and salt. In liquid
measuring cup, combine olive oil and milk. Add all at once to
the flour mixture. Stir lightly with a fork. Form dough mixture
into a ball; flatten slightly with your hands. Place ball of dough
between 2 sheets of wax paper. Roll ball of dough into a 12-inch
circle. Peel off top paper of crust and invert in a 9-inch pie
plate, paper side up. Remove top paper.
For Filling: In bowl, combine all filling ingredients. Stir until
well blended. Pour filling into unbaked pie shell.
Bake pie at 450°F for 15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 325°F
and continue to bake for 30-40 minutes.
For Topping: Meanwhile, in bowl, stir together the flour, pecans,
brown sugar and cinnamon. Cut in butter until mixture resembles
coarse crumbs. Remove pie from oven and sprinkle with the topping.
Return pie to oven and continue baking for an additional 10-12
minutes or until topping is golden brown. Cool pie completely
on wire rack. Serves 8.
Preparation Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour, 10 minutes plus cooling time