Project Description

Cranberry-Apple Pie

Apples and cranberries are a delightful combination. I highly recommend using a lard piecrust for this delicious, tart holiday pie. Look for antique apples and organic cranberries, too.

•  two-crust piecrust
• 12 oz. cranberries, fresh or frozen
• 1 cup maple sugar
• 6 cups sliced apples
• 1/4 cup arrowroot powder dissolved in
• 2 Tbsp. cold water

Line a 9-inch pie plate with piecrust dough and reserve the rest for making lattice. Place cranberries and maple sugar in a saucepan. Peel and core the apples and cut into 1/2-inch slices; add the slices to the cranberry/maple sugar mixture (which could also be called a syrup) as you go. Bring syrup to a boil and cook, stirring, for several minutes until cranberries begin to pop. Stirring constantly and quickly so not to create lumps, add the arrowroot/water mixture and cook another minute more, continuing to stir. Let cool slightly. Pour into pie shell. Make a lattice to cover the cranberry/apple mixture and bake at 350°F degrees for about 45 minutes.