Sour Cream Apple Pie (Southern Style)

Ingredients:

3/4 cup sugar
3 Tablespoons flour
1 egg
1 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
5 large Granny Smith apples (or other cooking apples), pared, cored, and thinly sliced
one 9-inch unbaked bottom pie crust

Crumb topping:

1/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup flour
1-1 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 cup butter
1/2 cup quick oats
chopped pecans if desired

Directions: 


In small bowl, mix sugar, flour cinnamon and butter until crumbly, add oats and pecans (if desired) last, and adding just enough oats to make the mixture crumbly (may use less then 1/2 cup). Set bowl in refrigerator to chill. (Mixture will be clumpy until well-chilled.)

In large bowl, combine 3/4 cup sugar, 3 Tablespoons flour, the egg, sour cream, vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg. Stir until well-mixed. Add apples and toss to coat.

Pour apple mixture into unbaked pie shell. Bake at 400 degrees for 30-40 minutes, until apples are somewhat softened. (I lay a sheet of foil over the top to keep the crust from getting too brown, only over top, don't seal)

Remove crumb topping mixture from refrigerator, and crumble with fork. Sprinkle evenly over pie and return pie to oven for an additional 10 minutes or until apples test to doneness desired.

Chill pie before serving to set (can be microwaved 30 seconds to warm when serving)
If desired, you can drizzle caramel ice cream topping over before serving.

Source: Amy's Down Home Cooking