Instructions: 1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit

2. Prepare the Basic Pie Dough and line pie pan. Refrigerate until ready to fill.

3. In a bowl combine the brown sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt, and mix well. In another bowl combine the apples, cranberries, and lemon juice, and toss well. Pour the dry mixture over the fruit. Melt 2 tablespoons of the butter, pour it over all, and mix thoroughly.

4.Turn the mixture into the pie shell and bake the pie until the fruit is tender, for about 1 hour. Remove from the oven and set the pie on a rack to cool.

5. In a large skillet oven medium heat, melt the remaining 8 tablespoons butter with the granulated sugar. Cook, stirring, until the mixture is bubbling and the consistency of a thick roux, for about 5 to 6 minutes. Stir in the cream, vanilla, and walnuts and cook, stirring constantly, for 4 minutes. Remove from the heat and cool for 20 minutes. Spoon the topping over the cooled pie and refrigerate overnight.

6.To serve, cut the pie into wedges, and add a scoop of ice cream, it you like.

Makes one 9-inch tart

Basic Pie Dough MAKES TWO 9" CRUSTS

In a bowl combine the flour and salt. Add the butter or shortening and work it through with your hands until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.

Using the tines of a fork, stir in the water 1 tablespoon at a time and work it in with your hands just until you have a smooth ball of dough. (Dont overhandle the dough.) Wrap in plastic and refrigerate for 20 minutes.

Remove the dough from the refrigerator, and place on a floured surface. If youre making 2 crusts, cut the dough in half and put the second half back in the refrigerator.

For each crust, roll out the dough on a floured surface into a circle about 14 inches in diameter and 1/8 inch thick. Gently fold the circle of dough in half and then in half again so that you can lift it without tearing it, and unfold it into a 9-inch pie pan. Crimp the edges, or pinch in a decorative border. Fill and bake as directed in the recipe.

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NOTES : Excellent pie for Thanksgiving and/or Christmas.

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