Fruit and Nut Mince Pie

Name: Fruit and Nut Mince Pie
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: 1 c. dried apricots; Pastry for 2 (2-crust) pies; ½ tsp. cinnamon; Juice of 1 medium orange; 1 c. raisins; 1 c. dried prunes; ¼ c. shredded almonds; ¼ c. chopped walnuts; 1 c. sugar; ¼ tsp. cloves; ¼ tsp. nutmeg

Preparation info

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Farm Journal's Complete Pie Cookbook

By Nell B. Nichols

Published 1965

About

Wintertime ranch favorite in Montana —recipe makes two marvelous pies

Ingredients

Pastry for 2 (2-crust) pies
1 c. dried apricots
1 c. dried prunes

Americas
United States
Pie

Method

Pour boiling water over apricots and prunes. Drain; cover with cold water and let stand 3 hours. Drain, reserving water, and cut fruits in small pieces. Cook in water in which fruits soaked until ¾ c. liquid remains. Remove from heat.
Add other ingredients to apricot-prune mixture. Divide in half. Pour each half into pastry-lined 8" pie pan. Adjust top crusts; fl