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Mixed Berry Apple Spring Pie

Course Dessert

Ingredients

Crust

  • 2 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 1/2 sticks butter, cubed and frozen
  • 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
  • 6-8 tsp ice water

Filling

  • 2-3 apples, peeled cored and sliced
  • 1/2 cup blueberries
  • 1/2 cup raspberries
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 tsp lemon juice
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp nutmeg
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 2 tbsp flour
  • 1 egg + 1 tsp water for egg wash

Instructions

  • Combine flour, butter, shortening, salt in a food processor. Pour in water until dough comes together. Shape into a disk. Wrap and place in the refrigerator overnight.
    The next day, divide dough into 2 pieces. Roll out one half and place in a pie dish. Combine apple slices, 3/4 cup of the sugar, lemon juice, cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla and the flour in a bowl. Pour into bottom crust. Toss berries with the remaining 1/4 cup or sugar in a bowl then top the apples with it.
    Roll out 3/4 of the remaining dough. Cut out 7 strips about 1-1 1/2 inch wide. Cut 3 thin strips about 1/2 inch wide. Made these into a braid. Make a lattice crust with dough strips, four in one direction and 3 in the other. Add the braid as a fourth strip on the same side as the 3 strips.
    Use flower and leave cutters to make leaf and flower cut outs. Cut off the excess dough around the sides. Make the egg wash and brush around the edges of the pie. Arrange the leaves and flower cut outs along the perimeter. Brush the entire pie with the egg wash. Bake in a 350 degree oven for about 1 hour or until browned.