Apple Pie, Big-Chunk in Cheese Crust

Ingredients

• 1-3/4 cups bleached all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup Wondra flour [Archivists' Note: or potato starch]
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 12 tablespoons (1-1/2 sticks) very cold unsalted butter, cut in 1/2" cubes
• 2 tablespoons very cold shortening in tablespoon-size pieces
• 8 ounces sour cream
• 1/3 cup finely grated Parmesan
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 to 2 tablespoons cold whole milk if needed
• 4 double graham crackers, crushed to fine crumbs
• 2 large eggs, each beaten in a separate bowl
• Nonstick cooking spray
• 3-4 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 2-1/2 cups chopped walnuts, pecans or almonds, divided use
• 9 tablespoons lightly salted butter, divided use
• 1 teaspoon salt, divided use
• 1 cup chopped dates
• 1/2 cup boiling water
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 3/4 cup water, divided use
• 12-14 medium Golden Delicious apples, peeled and cut into 8 to 12 wedges
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup light brown sugar, packed
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
• 1/3 fine cake or bread crumbs