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Cranberry-Pear Pie Serves 8 Of all the recipes I make, this dish tastes the most like Christmas to me. Between the warm spices like cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg, and the tart cranberries and so, sweet pears, it has all the flavors you associate with the holidays. And the best part is I make it with a lattice-top crust that I let my children help me weave together. e pie is a labor of love as much as it is a delicious dessert. INGREDIENTS 2 recipes Southern-Baked Pie Dough (recipe below) 3 pears, peeled and sliced 3 cups cranberries ¾ cup granulated sugar ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon ¼ teaspoon ground cloves ⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1 tablespoon cornstarch PREPARATION 1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. 2. Roll out dough into 2 (12-inch) circles. Line a (9-inch) pie plate with 1 circle of dough. Place pie plate and remaining dough in the refrigerator while you prepare the filling. 3. Mix pears, cranberries, sugar, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, flour and cornstarch in a large bowl, coating the fruit. Spread filling into pie crust. 4. Cut remaining dough into strips. Lattice weave the strips over the filling; flute edges. 5. Bake for 15 minutes. Reduce temperature to 350 degrees and bake for 45 minutes, or until golden brown and bubbly. Sout hern-Baked Pie Dough Makes enough dough for 1 single crust 9-inch pie INGREDIENTS 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter 1¼ cups all-purpose flour ½ teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon granulated sugar ¼ cup water PREPARATION 1. Cut the butter into small cubes. Combine butter and flour in a mixing bowl. Using a pastry blender, work the butter into the flour. Add the salt and sugar. Continue to work the butter into the flour until the mixture has a consistency of coarse-ground cornmeal. 2. e cubes of butter should now be smaller than the size of a green pea. 3. Add the water, all at once. Continue to work the dough until the dough begins to come together. Form the dough into a ball, wrap with plastic wrap, and press into the shape of a disk. Place in the refrigerator for 2 hours to chill. Remove dough from refrigerator and roll out to desired size on a lightly floured surface. Tip: e trick to making delicious pie dough is using cold ingredients. I even chill my flour, salt and sugar. Starting with very cold butter and ice- cold water will make a world of difference when it comes to the texture of the dough. 6 | 2018 Vol: 4

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