Ginger Cranberry Pie
Source of Recipe
Angela Lowry
Recipe Introduction
Serves 8-10
List of Ingredients
5 large tart apples or pears or apricots, If using apples, Pippin, Granny Smith, or McIntosh suggested
1/3 cup crystallized ginger --finely chopped
1 cup fresh cranberries - --coarsely chopped
1 lemon -- finely grated zest
3 tablespoons tapioca or almond flour
1 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
3 tablespoons unsalted margarine -- in bits
2 tablespoons GFCF milk-- (to 3 tbs.)
1 tablespoon demerara sugar or raw sugar or brown sugar-- (to 2 tbsp.)Recipe
Preheat oven to 425F degrees.
Peel, core, and thinly slice apples, lengthwise.
On a lightly floured surface, roll out the larger
pastry portion into 11 inch round. fit carefully into a inch pie pan.
Trim the pastry so there is about 1 inch overhang. Fold the overhang under itself and press it down against the pan rim.
Roll out the remaining pastry into a 10 inch round for the top crust.
Set the prepared pie pan and top crust aside.
In a large bowl combine the apples, ginger, cranberries and lemon zest.
In a small bowl toss together the flour, granulated sugar, salt, and allspice.
Add to the bowl of fruit and toss well. Arrange the fruit in the prepared pan, piling it high in the center.
Dot with the margarine. Brush the pastry rim with water
and lay the top crust over the fruit. Press down around the rim, then trim and flute or leave a plain edge.
Make 2 or 3 slits in the top.
Press together the pastry scraps and roll out 1/8 inch thick. Cut out leaf and berry shapes and use to decorate the
pie.
Brush the top with CF milk where you wish to place decorations.
Press the leaves and berries in place. Lightly brush the crust, including the decorations, with CF milk.
Sprinkle with demerara or raw sugar.
Bake for 15 minutes.
Reduce heat to 350F degrees and continue baking until
the crust is golden and the fruit is tender when pierced through one of the slits, 50-55 minutes longer.
Transfer to a rack to cool. Serve slightly warm or at room temperature. Serves 8-10.
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