Cherry Apple Pie Recipe
- Crust:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup cold butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
- 1 teaspoon vinegar
- 5 tablespoons ice water, or more if needed
- Filling:
- 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
- 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
- Crust: In a bowl, stir together flour, sugar and salt. Using a pastry blender, cut butter cubes into flour mixture until pieces are pea-size. Sprinkle vinegar over flour mixture, tossing with a fork. Sprinkle 5 to 6 tablespoons cold water, 1 tablespoon at a time, over flour mixture, tossing with a fork each time until dough is moistened and crumbly.
- Gather dough into a ball, flatten into a disk, wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 4 hours.
- Filling: Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. In a bowl, stir together sugar, cornstarch and cinnamon. Add apples to cinnamon sugar mixture; mix thoroughly. Add cherries and lemon juice; mix thoroughly.
- Roll dough into a 12-inch circle. Place filling in center of crust; dot with butter. Bring pastry up and 2 to 3 inches over the filling, overlap or pleat and gather folds in the dough; gently press together where necessary.
- 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.
