PERFECTLY SIMPLE APPLE CRANBERRY PIE

Perfectly Simple Apple Cranberry Pie image

Provided by Cindy Smith Bryson

Categories Pies

Time 1h25m

Number Of Ingredients 10

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

Steps:

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.