Autumn Fruit Pie Recipe
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Ingredients: 2 lbs. apples and pears, peeled, cored and cut into 1/4" slices (about 5 cups)
1/3 cup dried cherries
1/4 cup dried apricots, cut into slivers
1/2 cup frozen or fresh cranberries
3/4 cup pear hard cider (any brand)
1/2 cup dark-brown sugar, packed
1/3 cup sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 tsp. ground cloves
2 Tbsp. fresh lemon juiuce
Zest of 1 lemon
1/4 tsp. salt
3 Tbsp. cornstarch, dissolved in 3 Tbsp. hard cider
2 Tbsp. coarse sanding sugar for the top of the pie
1 egg mixed with 2 Tbsp. half and half or heavy cream
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Directions:Preheat oven to 375º.
Make a double pie crust from your favorite recipe.
Place dried cherries and dried apricots in a sauce pon along with the brown sugar, white sugar, 3/4 cup hard cider, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves.
Cook mixture on medium heat until sugar is dissolved.
Combine remaining 3 Tbsps. hard cider with the 3 Tbsps. cornstarch.
With the heat on medium-low, drizzle the cornstarch mixture into the dried fruuit mixture.
The mixture should come to a low boil and thicken.
Remove from heat.
In a large mixing bowl, place the sliced apples and pear.
Toss with the lemon juice, lemon zest and salt.
Fold in the dried fruit mixture.
Combine the egg and cream mixture and set aside.
Roll out the pastry to create an 11' round.
Place the pastry in a 9" pie pan.
Place the fruit mixture evenly in the pie crust.
Top with either another 11" round to create a double crust, or create a lattice top by weaving strips of pie dough on top of the pie.
Trim and crimp pie edges.
Brush top of pie crust with the egg cream wash and sprinkle with the sanding sugar.
Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes.
Remove form the oven and place foil around the edge of the pie crust.
Reduce heat to 350º.
Bake additional 30-35 minutes or until crust is nicely browned.
Remove from oven.
Remove foil.
Let rest for 1 hour before serving. |
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