From A Nantucket Cook Convent Pie Recipes

NANTUCKET CRANBERRY PIE

Steps:

• *Adapted from a recipe by Laurie Colwin* Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Generously butter a cake pan or pie pan. Add cranberries to the bottom of the pan. Sprinkle on chopped pecans, then sprinkle on 2/3 cup sugar.
• In a mixing bowl, combine flour, 1 cup sugar, melted butter, eggs, almond extract, and salt. Stir gently to combine.
• Pour batter slowly over the top in large "ribbons" in order to evenly cover the surface. Spread gently if necessary.
• Bake for 45 to 50 minutes. 5 minutes before removing from oven, sprinkle surface with 1 tablespoon sugar for a little extra crunch.
• Cut into wedges and serve with ice cream or freshly whipped cream.

NANTUCKET CRANBERRY PIE

Steps:

• For the Filling: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Place the cranberries in a buttered, 10-inch pie plate. Toss the sugar and walnuts over the berries.
• For the Topping: Cream the eggs and the butter with the sugar. Add the flour and almond extract to the mixture, lightly tossing with a fork.
• Pour the topping over the cranberry mixture and bake for 35 to 40 minutes. Serve warm with whipped cream.

NANTUCKET CRANBERRY PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Spray an 8-inch deep dish pie pan with cooking spray. Pour cranberries, pecans, and 1/2 cup sugar into the pie pan.
• Combine flour, remaining 3/4 cup sugar, melted butter, eggs, and almond extract in a bowl. Mix with an electric beater until creamy and white in color. Pour over cranberry mixture in the pie pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until slightly crusty on the edges, lightly set in the middle, and light golden in color, about 35 minutes. Don't overbake; you do not want to dry it out to a cake-like consistency.

NANTUCKET CRANBERRY PIE, COOKING THIN SLIM DOWN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Place the butter in a 9-inch round non-reactive baking dish. Set pan in oven long enough to barely melt butter or melt in microwave. Remove from oven, swirl pan to coat evenly with butter, set in a warm place.
• Toss cranberries with sugar and walnuts, set aside.
• In a mixing bowl, stir together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Add milk and stir until just combined. Pour the batter into the pan, it will be pancake batter thin, this is what you want. Pour cranberry mixture over batter, distributing evenly. Bake for 40 to 50 minutes or until cranberries are bubbly and soft and slightly golden. Serve warm

NANTUCKET CRANBERRY PIE

Steps:

• Combine cranberries, walnuts and 1/2 c sugar. Spread evenly into a 10" pie plate or springform pan.
• Combine remaining sugar with remaining ingredients; beat until smooth. Pour over cranberries and walnuts in pie plate.
• Bake in preheated 350F oven for 40 minutes.