Rustic Apple Pear Pie

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Rustic apple pear pie.

In a large bowl combine the pears cherries and vanilla. It s less demanding than a pie no crimped crust to fuss over. Season the sliced apples and pears with cinnamon nutmeg and brown sugar. In a food processor pulse 1 1 2 cups of the flour with the salt.

Purchased piecrust dough is a convenient time saver. A surfeit of apples and a bag of pears. Place fruit and remaining juices into the center of the pie crust while leaving a 2 inch border around the fruit. Add the cold butter and process just until the butter is the size of peas about 5 seconds.

1 rolled pie crust try our all butter flaky crust all shortening flaky crust or use a storebought crust. In a large bowl combine the apples with 1 2 cup of the brown sugar the cornstarch lemon juice and cinnamon. Gently ease rolled pastry into a 10 to 11 inch tart pan lightly pressing pastry to sides of tart pan and leaving remaining pastry hanging over edge of pan. On a lightly floured surface roll out pastry into a 14 in.

I needed an easy straightforward dessert and these are what i had on hand so a rustic galette was the most obvious option to us. I ll be making the apple galette today and freezing for later bake. We like the flavor combo of sweet golden delicious and tart granny smith apples but you can use any apple or combination of apples you like. If you d like to keep strictly kosher when making this dessert for our hanukkah menu use walnut oil in place of butter and look for pie dough made with shortening and containing no lard.

Roll out puff pastry into a 14 inch square. Total time 1 hour. I made apple pie muffins this last afternoon and those are freezing as are my old fashioned swedish ginger cookies. I reviewed your recipe and it s a keeper.

While waiting on fruit roll out a pre made pie crust into a 12 inch circle and place on a rimmed baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Cook time 50 minutes. So with apple season here i ll be making apple galettes. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees f.

A galette is like a fruit pizza thin and crispy crust and an even layer of lightly spiced fruit. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Season the sliced apricots with almond paste or extract. I love that so many recipes can be prepared and frozen.