Apple-Cranberry Pie with Cheddar Cheese Crust

Title:
Apple-Cranberry Pie with Cheddar Cheese Crust

Yield:
6 Servings

Categories:
Pastries




Ingredients:




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     2 c  Flour


   1/2 ts Salt


   1/3 c  Cheddar Cheese; shredded


   1/3 c  Shortening


     6 tb Cold Butter; cut in small


          -pieces


   1/4 c  Cold Water





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 1 1/3 c  Sugar


   3/4 ts Ground Cinnamon


   1/4 ts Ground Nutmeg


     3 tb Flour


     7 c  Apples; peel & core*


   3/4 c  Cranberries; coarsely


          -chopped


     2 tb Cold Butter; cut in small


          -pieces


          Milk & Sugar For Topping





 *Slice apples 1/8 to 1/4 inch thick.


 


 FOR THE CRUST:


 


 In lge. bowl combine flour, salt & cheese and mix to combine. Cut in


 shortening and butter until particles are size of peas. Sprinkle in cold


 water, 1 tbs. at a time, and mix with fork just until dough comes together


 in ball. Do not overmix. (If dough is too soft to hndle, press gently into


 disk and refrigerate about 20 minutes.)


 


 Divide dough into 2 pcs. Roll out into 2 circles a bit bigger thath 9 inch


 pie pan. Brush off excess flour, then gently foll up crust onto rolling


 pin. Unroll into pie pan and ease crust into pan. Roll Crust over at edges,


 trimming off excess dough. Crimp with fingers to make pretty crust edge.


 Cover with plastic wrap while making filling.


 


 FOR THE FILLING:


 


 In lge. bowl, toss together sugar cinnamon, nutmeg, flour, apples and


 cranberries. Mound apple mixture evenly in pastry-lined pie pan. Dot apples


 with butter and cover with top crust. Seal and flute edges with fingertips.


 Make several slits on top to allow steam to escape. For shiny, sugary top,


 brush crust lightly with milk and sprinkle with sugar.


 


 Bake at 425? for 10 minutes, then reduce temp. to 375? and bake about 50


 minutes or until crust is nicely browned and apples are cooked through.


 


 Makes 1 pie (9")


 


 (Adapted from "Pacific Northwest the Beautiful Cookbook, HarperCollins,


 1993)


 


 Palm Beach Post Food Section 3/12/98 billspa@icanect.net


 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest by Bill Spalding 
on Mar


 15, 1998