Red Lion Inn Apple Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1/2 lb puff pastry
    3 large tart apples, peeled and thinly sliced (red apples)
    1 cup water
    3/4 cup sugar
    2 tablespoons cornstarch dissolved in 1/4 c water
    1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
    1/2 teaspoon vanilla
    3/4 cup graham cracker crumbs
    1/2 cup butter, room temperature
    6 tablespoons dark raisins
    1/4 cup blanched sliced almonds
    2 tablespoons sugar
    1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
    1/8 teaspoon mace
    1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
Preparation
    Grease 10-inch pie plate. Roll puff pastry dough 1/8 inch thick and fit into plate, cutting off excess with knife. Arrange apples over pastry.
    Place rack in middle of oven and preheat to 400*F.
    Combine water and sugar in small saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring until sugar dissolves, then boil 10 minutes without stirring.
    Add dissolved cornstarch and stir constantly until thickened. Set aside for 15 minutes then stir in lemon juice and vanilla.
    Pour over apples.
    Thoroughly combine crumbs, butter, raisins and almonds. Mix in remaining ingredients and sprinkle evenly over apples.
    Bake 15 minutes; cover with foil and bake 30 minutes longer. Serve warm.

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