1
["Unfold the sheet of puff pastry onto a lightly floured board and roll it slightly with a floured rolling pin until it's a 12 by 12-inch square. Using a round 10- inches cake pan as a guide make a nice, smooth imprint of a circle in the dough. Cut the dough into a large circle, following the shape of the cake pan.", "Fold the dough over the rolling pin and transfer it into buttered 10-inches in diameter pie plate. Keep refrigerated until ready to assemble and bake the pie.", "To make the Almond paste: In a food processor, process the almonds and sugar until powdery, about 1 minute. Add the egg white, butter and almond extract. Process until the mixture forms a ball.", "To make the apple filling: In a large bowl, toss apples with lemon juice. In a small bowl, whisk sugar, starch, sour cream, egg yolks and lemon zest until smooth. Pour over apples and toss to coat.", "Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Get the pie plate with the puff pastry out of the refrigerator and spread almond paste all over the bottom and the sides of the pastry. Pour filling into crust; dot with butter. Cover edges loosely with foil.", "Bake at 375u00b0 for 20 minutes. Remove foil; bake 25-30 minutes longer or until apples are tender.", "To make the Meringue: In a clean bowl, beat the egg whites and salt on medium speed until foamy. Gradually add sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, on
