Mixed Fruit Pie
Category
Dessert
Servings
8 - 10 servings
Prep Time
5 hours
Cook Time
1 hour 20 minutes
Author:
Chef Ida Rodriguez
Ingredients
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2 cups All-Purpose Flour
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1/4 teaspoon Sugar
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1/4 teaspoon Salt
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3/4 cup Unsalted Butter (1 1/2 stick) cut into 1/2-inch pieces
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2 tablespoons Vegetable Shortening, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
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6 tablespoons Orange Juice
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2 tablespoons Dried Tart Cherries, coarsely chopped (may be substituted with other Dried Cherries)
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2 tablespoons Dried Apricots, finely chopped
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2 tablespoons Dried Peaches, finely chopped
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2 tablespoons Orange Juice
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2 1/2 pounds Organic Apples (Golden Delicious Apples peeled, cored and thinly sliced)
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3 1/2 tablespoons All-Purpose Flour
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1/2 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
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1/4 cup Honey
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1/4 cup Unsalted Butter (1/2 stick) melted
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1 tablespoon orange peel - grated
Crust
Filling
Directions
Make Crust
Combine flour, sugar and salt in large bowl; add butter.
Using fingertips, rub in butter until pieces range in size from rice grains to peas.
Add shortening; rub in until pieces are size of small peas.
Sprinkle 5 tablespoons juice over mixture, tossing gently with fork to blend. Continue adding enough juice 1 tablespoon at a time, tossing with a fork, to form moist clumps.
Gather dough into ball; divide into 2 parts, 1 slightly larger than the other. Flatten dough onto disks. Wrap in plastic; chill 1 1/2 hours or up to 1 day.
Make Filling
Mix cherries, apricots, peaches and orange juice in large bowl. Let stand 30 minutes.
Mix in apples, flour, cinnamon and cardamom; then mix in honey, butter and orange peel.
Position rack in bottom third of oven, and preheat to 425°F.
Roll out larger dough disk on lightly floured surface to 13-inch round. Transfer dough to 9-inch-diameter glass pie dish. Trim overhang to 1/2 inch.
Roll out second dough disk on lightly floured surface to 12-inch round. Using fluted pastry wheel or knife, cut dough into 1/2-inch-wide strips.
Spoon filling into bottom crust. Arrange 6 pastry strips evenly atop filling. Arrange 6 more strips at right angles, forming lattice.
Fold under ends of strips with overhanging dough. Crimp crust edge decoratively.
In 425°F, bake pie 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350°F. Bake until apples are tender and juices bubble thickly around edge, about 1 hour 10 minutes longer.
Transfer pie to rack. Cool 1 hour.