delightful apple pie

• Prep: 25 min. Bake: 45 min. + cooling
• Yield: 8 Servings

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Ingredients

• 1 sheet refrigerated pie pastry
• 6 cups thinly sliced peeled tart apples (about 5 medium)
• 1/4 cup apple butter
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons plus 1-1/2 teaspoons sugar
• 1-1/2 teaspoons apple pie spice
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• TOPPING:
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon apple pie spice
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 3 tablespoons cold butter
• 1/2 cup chopped Diamond of California® Walnuts
• Vanilla ice cream, optional

Directions

• Unroll pastry into a 9-in. pie plate; flute edges. In a large bowl, toss apples with apple butter. Combine the flour, sugar, pie spice and cinnamon; add to apple mixture and toss to coat. Transfer to crust.
• In a small bowl, combine the flour, sugar, brown sugar, pie spice and cinnamon. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add walnuts; sprinkle over filling.
• Bake at 375° for 45-50 minutes or until filling is bubbly and topping is browned. Cover edges with foil during the last 15 minutes to prevent overbrowning if necessary. Cool on a wire rack. Serve with ice cream if desired. Yield: 8 servings.

Editor's Note: This recipe was tested with commercially prepared apple butter.

Nutritional Facts 1 piece (calculated without ice cream) equals 371 calories, 16 g fat (6 g saturated fat), 16 mg cholesterol, 136 mg sodium, 55 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 4 g protein.