Author Notes
I recently made this very strange but delicious pie for my brother's birthday. He requested apple-berry. He's British so I forgive such odd requests. Hah. So I made him a:
whiskey-apple-pear-black raspberry-Marion blackberry-wild blueberry pie with an olive oil crust and a crumble top —DUZE @BakingBackwards
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Ingredients
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1
pie crust, http://www.food52.com/recipes...mynewgotopie_crust
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5
small organic royal gala apples
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1
organic d'anjou pear
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1/2
lemon, juice and zest
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1
package stalbush healthberry blend (gourmet frozen berries)
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1/3 cup
frozen wild blueberries
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1
shot good quality whiskey
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2 tablespoons
organic butter
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1/4 cup
light brown sugar
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1/4 cup
dark brown sugar
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1 teaspoon
natural vanilla extract
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2 teaspoons
ground cinammon
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1 teaspoon
flour
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2 tablespoons
water
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1
recipe's worth of my crumble topping, http://www.food52.com/recipes...mycrumble_topping
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1/2 teaspoon
fine sea salt
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1 teaspoon
freshly cracked black pepper
Directions
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Peel core and chop the apples and the pears. Heat a skillet over medium high heat (not non-stick!!!!) Add the butter and let it melt and sizzle.
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Add the apples and pear pieces. Saute 1 minute. Add the lemon juice and zest. Add the sugar and let it bubble and reduce a little. Add the cinammon, salt and pepper, vanilla and the whiskey. Saute another minute. Make a slurry out of the water and flour. Add to pan and stir in.
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Add contents of the pan to prepared pie crust. Top with the frozen berries, arranging evenly over the top. Top with crumble topping. Bake at 375 in a preheated oven until crumble top is brown and pie is fragrant (about 20-30 minutes depending on your oven.)
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