Apple-Cranberry-Currant Pie with French Topping

Name: Apple-Cranberry-Currant Pie with French Topping
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Mediterranean, French, European
Ingredients: 6 Tbsps unbleached or regular all- purpose flour; 59 milliliters brandy; 158 milliliters firmly packed brown sugar; 113 grams 1/2 cup butter or margarine, cut into chunks; 355 milliliters fresh or thawed frozen cranberries; 59 milliliters currants; 1 kilograms cups sliced peeled Granny Smith apples (about; 296 milliliters About granulated sugar; 1 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoons ground nutmeg; 1 Tbsp finely shredded orange zest; 10 inches pie pastry for a single-crust pie; 0 teaspoons salt

Apple-Cranberry-Currant Pie with French Topping might be just the dessert you are searching for. This vegetarian recipe serves 12. One portion of this dish contains about 11g of protein, 51g of fat, and a total of 1041 calories. This recipe is typical of Mediterranean cuisine. Head to the store and pick up cranberries, salt, orange zest, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

In a small bowl, combine brandy and currants. Cover and let stand until currants are plump, at least 1 hour or up to 1 day.

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Currants

Brandy

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Bowl

Preheat oven to 37

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Oven

Sort cranberries and discard any that are bruised or decayed. Rinse and drain berries.

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Cranberries

Berries

In a large bowl, mix 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar, 6 tablespoons flour, orange zest, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. With a slotted spoon, lift currants from brandy; reserve brandy.

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Granulated Sugar

Orange Zest

Cinnamon

Currants

Brandy

Nutmeg

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Slotted Spoon

Bowl

Add currants, cranberries, and apples to sugar mixture and mix well. Taste and add more granulated sugar if desired.

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Sugar

Cranberries

Currants

Apple

Pour filling into unbaked 10-inch pie pastry in pan.

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Pie Dough

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Frying Pan

Drizzle evenly with reserved brandy.

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Brandy

In another bowl, mix 1 cup flour and the brown sugar.

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Brown Sugar

All Purpose Flour

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Bowl

Add butter and cut in with a pastry blender or rub with your fingers until mixture forms small lumps.

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Butter

Dry Seasoning Rub

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Blender

Sprinkle topping evenly over filling. Set pie in a foil-lined 12-inch pizza pan or 10- by 15-inch baking pan.

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Baking Pan

Pizza Pan

Aluminum Foil

Bake on the bottom rack until juices bubble around edges and through topping, 55 to 65 minutes. If pie browns too quickly (check after 30 minutes), cover loosely with foil.

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Oven

Aluminum Foil

Set pie, uncovered, on a rack until cool to touch, 2 1/2 to 3 hours.

Cut into wedges.