Appelpaj Swedish Apple Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

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

Preparation

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