PASTRY FOR 9″ TWO CRUST PIE
4 c Diced peeled tart apples
-(about 4 medium)
1/4 c Lemon juice
1/2 c Chopped dates
1/2 c Maraschino cherries, cut
-into fourths
1/2 c Coarsely chopped walnuts
1/2 c Sugar
1/4 c Gold Medal all-purpose flour
1/4 c Half-and-half
1/4 ts Salt
DELLA ROBBIA WREATH
Heat oven to 425?F. Prepare pastry. Mix apples and lemon juice in large
bowl. Stir in remaining ingredients except Della Robbia Wreath. Turn into
pastry-line pie plate. Cover with top crust that has slits cut in it; seal
and flute.
Cover edge with 2 to 3 inch strip of aluminum foil to prevent excessive
browning; remove foil during last 15 minutes of baking. Bake 50 to 60
minutes or until crust is brown and juice begins to bubble through slits in
crust; cool. Garnish with Della Robbia Wreath.
*Della Robbia Wreath: Arrange rosemary, sugared cranberries, hazelnuts and
marzipan fruits on pie in the shape of a wreath.
Yield 8 servings
Yields
8 Servings