Author Notes
Apple pie with a tart punch from bouncy cranberries make a wonderful addition to any holiday table. I developed this recipe a few years ago when baking with a good friend and it has turned into one of my most loved desserts. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do! —BakerK
Ingredients
- Crust
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1 cup
Butter, cold and diced
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3 cups
All-purpose flour
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1 teaspoon
Salt
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Zest of 1 Lemon
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1/3 cup
Ice Water
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1
Egg yolk
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2 tablespoons
Water
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1/4 cup
Sugar, plus approximately 2 tablespoons for topping
- Filling
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3
Large Pink Lady apples
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2
Large Granny Smith apples
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3/4 cup
Cranberries
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1/4 cup
Sugar
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1 teaspoon
Cinnamon
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1/4 teaspoon
Allspice
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2 tablespoons
All-Purpose flour
Directions
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For the Crust: Place diced butter in a bowl and put in the freezer for 15 minutes. In the meantime, combine flour, salt, sugar and zest in the bowl of a food processor. Pulse to combine. Add partially-frozen butter and pulse in short spurts until the most of the butter pieces are the size of a pea. Squish any large butter chunks with your fingers. Transfer the flour mixture to a large bowl and add ice water. Carefully combine until the dough just comes together. Split dough in two and form each half into a disk. Wrap both disks in plastic and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
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For the Filling: Peel, core and slice apples. Combine apples and remaining filling ingredients in a large bowl. Mix well.
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Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Generously sprinkle flour on your work surface and rolling pin. Roll one disk of dough out to an 11-inch circle, making sure to rotate the dough frequently to avoid sticking. Gently press dough into a 9-inch pie pan.
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Pile filling into the lined pie pan. Roll out second disk of pie dough similarly to the first. Lay dough on top of the filling, trimming any excess to 1-inch over the sides of the pan. Fold top crust edges under the bottom crust and crimp.
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Combine egg yolk and water in a small bowl. Brush egg wash over the unbaked pie. Sprinkle with sugar. Cut slits in the top of the pie.
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Bake pie for approximately 1 hour, or until the filling starts to bubble through the slits in the top of the pie.
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Enjoy!
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