Cherry Apple Rustic Pie

15 minutes
Serves 6

Ingredients

  • Dough
  • 1-1/2 sticks very cold unsalted butter
  • 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 3 tablespoons ice water
  • Strudel:
  • 3 Tablespoons sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 2 tablespoons flour
  • 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
  • Filling:
  • 1 large tart baking apple, approx. 1 cup: peel, core, cut 8 slices, cut each slice into 3-4 chunks
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 1/4 teaspoon fresh grated orange zest
  • 1-1/2 cups Chukar® Sweet or Sour Pie Filling

Directions

  1. Dough:
  2. Cut very cold butter into 1/2 inch pieces and return to the refrigerator.
  3. Combine flour, sugar, and salt in food processor and pulse a few times until just mixed.
  4. Add butter pieces and pulse processor until dough is the size of large peas.
  5. With machine running, slowly add ice water and stop when dough begins to form a ball. Form dough into a flat, thick disk.
  6. Wrap dough in wax paper or plastic and refrigerate for 1 hour.
  7. To make crust: flour the board, roll dough ball from the center towards the edge with even pressure until pastry is a 12" circle. Handle dough gently, turning and flouring to ensure it doesn't stick or tear.
  8. Carefully place the dough on a baking sheet pan lined with parchment.
  9. Strudel:
  10. Preheat oven to 450° F.
  11. To make the strudel, add the sugar, cinnamon, kosher salt, flour, and unsalted butter in food processor and pulse a few times. Set aside.
  12. Filling:
  13. Toss apple chunks with the orange zest and lemon juice and pour chunks onto the center of the pastry circle, leaving a 2" border.
  14. Pour Chukar® Sweet or Sour Pie Filling on top of the apple chunks.
  15. Baking and Serving:
  16. Fold sides of dough 1/3 of the way in toward center all the way around, leaving 2/3 of the fruit exposed.
  17. Press down on the outside edge of the pastry circle to seal.
  18. Sprinkle strudel on top of apples.
  19. Place baking sheet in oven and bake for 25-30 minutes or until pastry is nicely browned.
  20. Cool. Cut and serve with vanilla ice cream.
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