perfectly simple apple cranberry pie

Name: Perfectly Simple Apple Cranberry Pie
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 1 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 cup(s) sweet or tart sweet apples; cored, peeled, and sliced; 1 cup(s) cranberries; fresh, chopped; 2/3 cup(s) white sugar; 3 tablespoon(s) all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon(s) (heaping) apple pie spice; 2 teaspoon(s) rum (cook's choice) or rum extract to taste; 1 teaspoon(s) pure vanilla extract; 2 - refrigerated pie crust or your own pastry for double crust pie; 1 - egg; whipped for crust wash; 1 tablespoon(s) heavy whipping cream

(4 ratings)

A slice of apple cranberry pie on a plate.

review

Blue Ribbon Recipe by

Cindy Smith Bryson

@cindyluhooskitchen

The beautiful Gulf Coast of, FL

This is a relatively quick and easy pie for your holiday table, especially so if you use a refrigerated (prepared) pie crust. I like to use a lattice top to showcase the colorful berries but please make this pie your own with your fave top crust. The yummy taste combination with the tartness of cranberries paired with the sweetness of apples will give your taste buds a tingle! Your only spice to add is apple pie spice. That and a dash of vanilla and a splash of RUM, who can resist? Who would even want to?!?

Blue Ribbon Recipe

We love sweet and tart desserts and this pie hit the spot! Apples and cranberries are a fantastic flavor combination. Add the buttery, sweet aroma of the rum and you have one delicious pie. The crispy lattice across the top gives a flaky cinnamon sugar spice to each bite. Top with a dollop of whipped cream and you have a divine slice of pie.

— The Test Kitchen @kitchencrew

(4 ratings)

yield 8 - 10

prep time 25 Min

cook time 1 Hr

method Bake

Ingredients For perfectly simple apple cranberry pie

3 c

sweet or tart sweet apples; cored, peeled, and sliced
1 c

cranberries; fresh, chopped
2/3 c

white sugar
3 Tbsp

all-purpose flour
1 tsp

(heaping) apple pie spice
2 tsp

rum (cook's choice) or rum extract to taste
1 tsp

pure vanilla extract
2

refrigerated pie crust or your own pastry for double crust pie
1

egg; whipped for crust wash
1 Tbsp

heavy whipping cream

How To Make perfectly simple apple cranberry pie

Test Kitchen Tips

Make sure to use a shallower, traditional, shallower 9-inch pie plate and not a deep dish plate when preparing.

1
Preheat oven to 450.

2
Wash and dry cranberries and coarsely chop.
3
Peel apples, wash and core them.
4
Slice apples into nice even slices.
5
Combine apples and chopped cranberries in medium-size bowl.
6
Toss with sugar, flour, and apple pie spice.
7
Pour rum and vanilla into bowl and stir lightly to distribute.
8
Press a pie crust into a traditional shallow 9-inch pan. Do not use a deep dish pie plate.
9
Pour your apple mixture into crust.
10
Roll out the second crust. Cut into even strips
11
Interweave in a basket pattern to form a lattice top.
12
Flute the edge of bottom pie crust to cover the strips.
13
Whisk the egg wash with cream to combine.
14
Using a pastry brush, wash the top of the pie with egg/cream wash.
15
Sprinkle some cinnamon over wash (optional).
16
Place pie on cookie sheet. Cover lightly with foil. Cook at 450 degrees for 20 minutes. Remove foil and reduce heat to 350 degrees. Bake for another 40 minutes. Let pie cool for several hours on cooling rack prior to slicing to serve.
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