This recipe started evolved from my grandmother’s apple pie recipe. The big change is the addition of cranberries to balance the sweet-tart experience.

• 4-5 apples (3 granny smiths are best and you can use macouns but I would suggest at least half the apples are tart) - peeled, quartered, cored, and sliced
• 1/2 cup cane sugar (or a combination of white and brown sugar)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 tablespoon butter - cold, cut into 4-8 bits
• 2 pie shells - store bought is fine (I have a pie crust recipe I’ll share as well)
• 1 tablespoon starch
• 1/2 cup dried cranberries (these are sweetened so don’t be too liberal)

Mix the sugar, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a 1-cup measuring container.

Scatter about half the dried cranberries in the bottom of one pie shell.
Sprinkle the starch over the cranberries.
Pour in about half the sliced apples.
Sprinkle on half the sugar mixture over the apples.
Pour in the remaining apples.
Sprinkle on the remaining sugar mixture.
Scatter the bits of butter on top.

Press down the contents into the pie shell to minimize the air. The result should not break the pie shell but should leave the mixture slightly rounded on top.

Place the second pie shell on top. It is helpful to remove the pie shell from the commercial tin while it is still very cold and then place on a cookie sheet in the over for a a minute or to to soften. Be careful not to let it melt. You only want to soften it a bit. If you can get flat fie crust in your area, then just let it warm to room temperature to work with it.
press the edges of the top crust to the bottom.

Sprinkle a small amount of sugar (or better cinnamon+sugar) over the top crust.

Cut a small slit in the center of the top as well 4 equally spaced slits at as about 2/3 from the center to the edge.

Cook for 25 minutes at 425 degrees and then reduce heat to 325 degrees and cook and additional 25 minutes.

The pie is best served the next day as this gives the crust time to relax and any excess liquid to form a delicious syrup!

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