Cranberry-apple Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 (9 inch) pastry for double-crust deep dish pie (to fit bottom of a 9-inch deep-dish pie plate)
• whipping cream or 18% table cream or half-and-half cream
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 6 large cooking apples, peeled, cored and thinly sliced
• 1 (16 ounce) can whole cranberry sauce (use ocean spray for best results)
• 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed (you may increase slightly if desired)
• 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 -1 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 cup walnuts (optional) or 1/2 cup pecans (optional)

Recipe

• 1 set oven to 350 degrees f (set oven rack to lowest position).
• 2 line the bottom of a 9-inch deep-dish pie plate with prepared pastry.
• 3 in a medium bowl combine the apples with whole cranberry sauce.
• 4 in a small bowl combine the brown sugar with flour, cinnamon and nutmeg.
• 5 add the apple mixture; mix until completely combined.
• 6 mix in nuts (if using).
• 7 transfer to the crust-lined pie plate.
• 8 cover with remaining pastry then crimp the edges.
• 9 cut 2-3 slits in the top of the pastry.
• 10 lightly brush whipping cream evenly over the pastry then sprinkle sugar over the top.
• 11 place the pie onto a baking sheet to prevent any spills.
• 12 bake for about 1 hour or until the crust is golden brown and the filling is bubbly.
• 13 crumb topping:.
• 14 1/2 cup all-purpose flour plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour/ 1/2 cup light brown, packed/ 1/3 cup sugar/ 1 teaspoon cinnamon/ 1/2 cup cold butter cut into small cubes.
• 15 in a bowl combine the flour with both sugars and cinnamon, add in the butter, using fingers mix until it resembles coarse meal.
• 16 sprinkle the mixture over the top of the filling then using hands press/pack down firmly (omit the whipping and 2 teaspoons sugar).