INGREDIENTS

  • 4-5 medium apples , peeled, cored & sliced
  • 1 1/4 cups sugar (if using sweeter apples reduce the sugar to 1 cup)
  • 3 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1 dash cardamom (optional)
  • 3/4 cup butter or margarine
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 egg , slightly beaten

DIRECTIONS

  1. Preheat oven to 350°FLightly grease a 9" pie pan or glass pie plate.
  2. Peel, core and slice apples and fill pie plate 3/4 full with slices.
  3. Mix only 1/4 cup of the sugar and the cinnamon and cardamom if used,mix well and sprinkle over the apple slices.
  4. In a small saucepan melt butter and remove from heat.Add balance of sugar, flour and egg.Stir to mix well.Pour over apples .Bake for 45 minutes.
  5. Note - The crust forms and goes through the pie, it’s really a unique pastry.Serve hot with ice cream.