Sweet Dream Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup butter, soft (1 stick)
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 egg yolks
• 1 1/3 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 -1 1/2 lb apricots or apple
• 2 egg whites, keep these in the fridge, in a medium size bowl
• 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar

Recipe

• 1 heat the oven to 350°f prepare 8" round spring form.
• 2 in a separate bowl, mix dry ingredients: flower, salt, baking soda, and baking powder. in another bowl, combine butter, sugar, yokes, vanilla - mix with an electric mixer for 1-2 min or until smooth. add flour mixture to the butter mixture, and combine. the dough will be soft and smooth, like playdough ;).
• 3 divide the dough into 3 parts, and place one part into freezer. using your fingers spread the remaining dough in a baking form. i use metal spring form (silicon ones work ok as well).
• 4 prepare the fruit filling: for apple filling, wash and core apples, skin them, and grate them. spread them over the dough in the baking form - this layer should be about 1-2 inches deep. if you are using apricots, wash and break then into halves. spread them over the dough so that you have about 2 layers of apricot halves.
• 5 beat the egg whites with confectioner's sugar, until foam becomes more or less stable. about 5 minute. pour the foam over the filling.
• 6 get the piece of dough from the freezer, and using the larger grater, grate the frozen dough over the filling. spread the pieces evenly.
• 7 place in the oven. bake for about 1 hour. after the pie is ready, let it cool before serving. it tastes best when it is room temperature.