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Upside Down Apple Cranberry Pie Recipe


Upside Down Apple Cranberry Pie Recipe
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First made this recipe close to 24 years ago, impressed my boyfriend enough for him to become my husband. A staple on the Thanksgiving table.

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Ingredients
  • 1/3 cup flour
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
  • 2 tbsp of butter
  • 1/2 cup dried cranberries (or dried cherries or nuts)
  • 1/2 C. sugar
  • 1 T. cornstarch
  • 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
  • 4 C. sliced and peeled Granny Smith apples
  • 1 T. lemon juice
  • 1 package refrigerated prepared pie crust for 9" pie (or your own!)
  • Maple icing:
  • 2 tbsp. butter very soft
  • 1/8 c. maple syrup – dark amber or B
  • 3/4 c. confectioner's sugar
  • Beat all the ingredients together until smooth, you want a drizzle consistency

Directions
  1. Pull the refrigerated crusts out of the wrapper and allow to warm up according to package directions.
  2. Roll out on crust on a floured board to 10 inch circle.
  3. In large bowl combine white sugar, cornstarch and cinnamon.
  4. Add apples and lemon juice; toss to coat.
  5. Place rolled out crust on on foil lined (or greased) cookie sheet with a lip.
  6. Spoon apples into center of crust, leaving 2" edge.
  7. Prepare a crumb topping by combining flour, brown sugar and work in the butter with a fork until crumbly.
  8. Add in the dried cranberries and work until mixed up.
  9. Sprinkle cranberry and crumb topping over apples.
  10. Unfold the other crust and place gently over the pile of apples and cranberries.
  11. Fold up edge of the bottom crust, pinching all the way around until well sealed.
  12. Cut slits in the top crust about every two inches for steam to escape.
  13. Bake in 400 degree oven 15 mins.
  14. Reduce temperature to 350 degrees and bake 35 mins. longer or until apples are tender.
  15. Cool and then drizzle with maple icing.

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Comments


Ooohh....this is working for me! Maple icing to boot??? YUM! (BTW, dried cherries AND cranberries AND nuts would prob be over the top, but hey...)
Devine :)


Looks lovely- thank you :)


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