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["FOR THE APPLES & FILLING:", "Preheat oven to 325u00b0.", "Melt the 2 tablespoons butter for the apple filling in a large saute pan over medium heat.", "Add apples and 2 tablespoons sugar; saute until apples are soft but not mushy, 8 to 10 minutes.", "Remove from heat & stir in rum and 1/8 teaspoons salt.", "Spread apples over the bottom of the prebaked pie crust.", "Thoroughly whisk together this mixture before pouring it over the apples in the crust: eggs, egg yolks, cream, 1/2 cup sugar, vanilla, nutmeg, and remaining 1/8 teaspoons salt; pour over apples in pie crust.", "Bake pie until custard is barely set in center, about 30 minutes.", "FOR THE ALMOND TOPPING:", "Combine almonds, 1/3 cup sugar, and remaining 2 tablespoons butter for the almond topping in a bowl.", "Remove pie from the oven; sprinkle pie with topping.", "Cover pie with a pie shield if the edge of the crust seems to be overbrowning.", "Return pie to oven; bake until custard is almost set but still slightly jiggly in the center, 15-20 minutes more.", "Completely cool pie before slicing, or chill pie, then bring it to room temperature when ready to serve.", "*Use a pie shield to prevent pie crust from burning. You can buy a premade shield or make your own. Fold a 9"" piece of 36"" wide foil into thirds so it measures 3x36"". Wrap it around the edge of the pie, crimping the shield where the ends of the foil meet."]
