Caramel Apple Pie with a Sour Cream Crust & the crust is a recipe by Tracy Marx!

                                                                           

This is GREAT Apple Pie!

Nice light and flaky crust with that caramel apple filling!

This crust recipe was given to me by Tracy Marx & it is a keeper! Lots of butter & sour cream make it tender, crispy & easy to work with. It browns nicely too! Than you Tracy!

CRUST:

2 Cups Flour

2 Sticks Butter which is 16 Tablespoons, Cold & cut into small pieces

1 Teaspoon Salt

3 Teaspoons Sugar

1/2 Cup Sour Cream

Mix dry together, Cut butter in the mixture until you have fine crumbs. Now stir in the sour cream, use more if flour mixture is still to dry. I added about 2 heaping tablespoons. The weather will affect crusts so use more or less as need. Now roll at 1/2 on a very well floured surface. Line a 9 inch deep pie pan & let edges hang over until you are ready for your top crust. Now mix up the filling.

FILLING:

8 Medium Macintosh or Granny Smith Apples, I used Macintosh.

2 Tablespoons Lemon Juice

1/4 Cup Brown Sugar

2/3 Cup Granulated Sugar

Dash of Salt

3 Heaping Tablespoons Flour

2 Teaspoons Cinnamon

1 Tablespoon Melted Butter

1 Teaspoon Vanilla

1 Jar Smuckers Caramel Topping 12.25 oz. Jar reserve until you assemble the pie.

Put Lemon Juice in a deep bowl. Wash peel & core the apples. Slice into thin slices & put them into the lemon juice stirring the slices so all are covered with the lemon juice to prevent them from browning. Now put all the dry ingredients in the bowl & stir very well. Add the melted butter & vanilla & stir again. Put 1/2 of the apple mixture into your lined pie pan. Now pour 1/2 of the caramel sauce over the apple mixture, Add remain apple mixture & top with the other 1/2 of the caramel sauce. Roll out your top crust on that well floured surface. Cut air vents into the top. Cover your pie crimp & seal the edges & flute the edges. Bake in a preheated 375 degree oven for 45 minutes! Serve pie warm or at room temperature. YOU NOW HAVE GREAT PIE! Vanilla Ice Cream would be terrific with this!