Ingredients
- 1 16-ounce can unpeeled apricot halves in heavy syrup
- well drained
- syrup reserved
- 1 cup diced dried apricots (about 5 ounces)
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons frozen pineapple juice concentrate
- thawed
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 4 cups 1/2-inch pieces fresh peeled cored pineapple
- 1/2 cup cranberries
- 2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) unsalted butter
- 2Easy Pastry Dough disks
- 1 egg
- beaten to blend (for glaze)
Instructions
- Bring reserved apricot syrup and dried apricots to boil in heavy small saucepan.
- Remove from heat.
- Let stand until apricots soften, about 10 minutes.
- Drain apricots; discard syrup.
- Stir sugar, cornstarch, pineapple juice and lemon juice in heavy medium saucepan until blended and smooth.
- Mix in pineapple.
- Let stand until juices form, about 15 minutes.
- Cook over medium heat until mixture boils and is very thick, stirring often, about 8 minutes.
- Remove from heat.
- Mix in cranberries, butter and dried apricots.
- Cool completely.
- (Can be made 8 hours ahead; let stand at room temperature.)
- Gently mix in canned apricots.
- Position rack in lowest third of oven and preheat to 400F.
- Roll out 1 dough disk on floured surface to 13-inch round.
- Transfer to 9-inch-diameter glass pie dish.
- Fold overhang under.
- Roll out second dough disk on floured surface to 13-inch round.
- Cut into 1/2-inch-wide strips.
- Brush inside and top edge of crust with glaze.
- Spoon filling into crust.
- Arrange 7 pastry strips across top of pie, spacing 1/2 inch apart; brush with glaze.
- Arrange 7 more strips atop pie in opposite direction.
- Tuck ends of pastry strips under crust at edge; press to seal.
- Crimp edge.
- Brush lattice and edge with glaze.
- Bake until lattice is golden and filling starts to bubble, about 45 minutes.
- Transfer to rack; cool completely.
- (Can be made 1 day ahead.
- Let stand at room temperature.)
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