• Prebake an all butter nine inch pie crust at 375 degrees for 25 minutes. You don't want the crust completely baked, just partially baked.
• To prebake a pie crust - After you have rolled the crust out and placed it in the pie plate, prick the sides and bottom of the crust with a fork. Place it into the refrigerator at least half an hour. This helps prevent shrinkage when baking. Remove from the fridge, place parchment paper on the bottom of the crust, place dried rice, beans or pie weights on the paper. Bake about 25 minutes. Remove the parchment paper and rice, cool on a wire rack.

Filling

• In a medium bowl combine egg, whipping cream and 2 Teaspoons of sugar, cinnamon and vanilla. Whisk until well blended. Add almonds to the bowl and stir to combine.
• Place apple slices into the prebaked pie crust. Arrange in a circle, allowing the apples to overlap around the bottom of the pie crust. Pour the filling over the apples. Place a strip of foil around the pie crust if needed to prevent the crust from browning more. Bake at 375 degrees for 30 minutes or until filling is set and apples are tender.
• Turn on the broiler,arrange rack 5 inches from broiler. Sprinkle 1 Teaspoon sugar over the pie, broil 1 - 2 minutes or until sugar is light brown, remove from the oven to a wire rack to cook. Refrigerate any left over pie.