Appelpaj Swedish Apple Pie

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

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit.
2. Lightly grease a 9" pie pan or glass pie plate.
3. Peel, core and slice apples.
4. Fill pie plate 3/4 full with apple slices.
5. Mix 1/4 cup of the sugar, cinnamon and cardamom if using. Mix well and sprinkle over the apple slices.
6. In a small saucepan melt butter or margarine and remove from heat.
7. Add remaining sugar, flour and egg.
8. Stir to mix well.
9. Pour over apples .
10. Bake for 45 minutes.
11. Serve hot with ice cream.
12. Note - The crust forms and goes through the pie. It is really a unique pastry.

apples, sugar, cinnamon, cardamom, butter, flour, egg

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/appelpaj-swedish-apple-pie-263371 (may not work)