Fireside Fruit Pie
Ingredients
- Crust ⓘ
- 1 homemade pastry for double-crust pie (or store bought frozen roll out pastry)
- Filling ⓘ
- 1 (17 ounce) can apricot halves, drained, reserving liquid ⓘ
- 1/2 cup sugar ⓘ
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch ⓘ
- 3 cups tart apples, peeled, chopped ⓘ
- 1 cup dates, chopped ⓘ
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice ⓘ
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg (optional)
Instructions
- Prepare pastry for a two crust pie or use store bought rollout pie pastry.
- Heat your oven to 425*F. In a large saucepan, combine reserved apricot liquid, sugar, cornstarch, apples, dates and lemon juice. You may sprinkle the nutmeg over the top now, if desired. Cover; cook gently until apples are soft, stirring occasionally. Remove from hea and fold in apricot halves. Spoon this mixture into pastry lined pie pan.
- To make a decorative top crust, use canape(or small cookie) cutter(1") to cut out center of dough. Repeat cutouts in an evenly spaced pattern, working from center to within 1 1/2" of edge. Arrange pastry over filling. Fold the edge of the top pastry under bottom pastry. Press together to seal; flute edge.
- Bake at 425*F. for 25 to 35 minutes or until crust is golden brown and filling bubbles. Enjoy!
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
668
kcal
33% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).