Ingredients
Cherry apple pie
1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed
1/4 cup cornstarch
1 teaspoon cinnamon
3 cups Fuji, Gala or Granny Smith apples, peeled and sliced
1 cup dark sweet or tart cherries*
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 (9-inch) unbaked pie crust
5 tablespoons cold butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
Streusel Topping:
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
2 tablespoons cold butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
Preparation
Preheat oven to 375¡F. In bowl, stir together sugar, cornstarch and cinnamon. Add apples to cinnamon-sugar mixture; mix thoroughly.
Add cherries and lemon juice; mix thoroughly. Place mixture in pie crust; dot with butter. For topping, stir together flour and brown sugar. Cut in butter until crumbly; sprinkle over apples and butter.
Bake 40 to 50 minutes, until crust is golden. Remove to wire rack and cool.
*May use fresh cherries with pits removed; frozen cherries, thawed and drained; OR canned cherries, drained.
Makes 8 servings
