Fireside Fruit Pie

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 homemade pastry for double-crust pie (or store bought frozen roll out pastry)
• 1 (17 ounce) can apricot halves, drained, reserving liquid
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 3 cups tart apples, peeled, chopped
• 1 cup dates, chopped
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg (optional)

Recipe

• 1 prepare pastry for a two crust pie or use store bought rollout pie pastry.
• 2 heat your oven to 425*f. in a large saucepan, combine reserved apricot liquid, sugar, cornstarch, apples, dates and lemon juice. you may sprinkle the nutmeg over the top now, if desired. cover; cook gently until apples are soft, stirring occasionally. remove from hea and fold in apricot halves. spoon this mixture into pastry lined pie pan.
• 3 to make a decorative top crust, use canape(or small cookie) cutter(1") to cut out center of dough. repeat cutouts in an evenly spaced pattern, working from center to within 1 1/2" of edge. arrange pastry over filling. fold the edge of the top pastry under bottom pastry. press together to seal; flute edge.
• 4 bake at 425*f. for 25 to 35 minutes or until crust is golden brown and filling bubbles. enjoy!