OH LA LA ... FRENCH... APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Line 9" pie pan with crust, cover and refrigerate.
• In a small saucepan, combine 1/3 cup sugar and flour, mix well.
• Stir in milk and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens (1-2 minutes).
• In seperate bowl beat three egg yolks.
• Beat 1/4 cup of hot sugar mixture into the egg yolks.
• Pour the egg yolk mixture into the sugar-flour mixture, stirring to combine well.
• Add 1 tbsp butter and vanilla.
• Pour mixture into a bowl to cool.
• Core, peel and slice the apples, sprinkle with lemon juice.
• In a large frying pan heat 2 tbsps butter, 2 tbsps sugar, and nutmeg, add the apples and saute.
• Cook till almost tender (5 min).
• Remove from heat.
• Heat the apricot preserves in a small saucepan until melted.
• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• Pour the custard into the pie shell.
• Arrange apple slices overtop of custard.
• Spread the melted apricot preserves on top of apple slices.
• Roll out remaining dough to form a 10" round.
• Cut the dough into 12 (1/2" wide) strips.
• Moisten the rim of pie shell with cold water.
• Arrange six dough strips across the pie filling, press the ends of the strips to the rim of the pie shell and trim.
• Arrange remaining strips at right angles to the first strips to form a lattice.
• Trim and crimp the edge decoratively.
• Mix egg yolk and 1 tbsp water together, brush on lattice to make crust glisten.
• (do not brush egg yolk on edge) Bake at 425 degrees for 40 minutes.