Scandinavian "Fruit" Pie Recipe
The scandinavian fruit pie is a mixed fruit pie made with a filling of thick apple sauce with prune juice, orange juice, lemon juice and pitted prunes. Filled in a pie pastry shell along with eggs, cornstarch, sugar and added currants the sandinaivian fruit pie is baked and served warm.
Summary
Ingredients
2/3 cup sugar
3 tbs. cornstarch
1/8 tsp. salt
3/4 cup orange juice
1/3 cup prune juice
2 tbs. lemon juice
3/4 cup thick applesauce
1/2 cup currants
1 cup cut-up cooked pitted prunes
1 1/2 tsp. grated orange rind
1 tbs. butter Pastry
Directions
Combine sugar, cornstarch and salt in a saucepan and stir in the orange juice, prune juice and lemon juice.
Cook stirring constantly until thick.
Remove from heat and add the remaining ingredients.
Set aside to cool.
Roll out two thirds of the pastry and fit into a deep 9 inch pie pan.
Trim the edge leaving a half inch border of pastry.
Fill with fruit mixture.
Roll any scraps and the remaining dough and cut into 1/2 inch strips.
Crisscross over filling to form lattice top.
Fold the 1/2 inch border over the strip ends and flute the edge.
Brush lattice with milk and sprinkle with sugar.
Bake at 400F for 40 minutes or until nicely browned.
Cool slightly and serve warm.
Cook stirring constantly until thick.
Remove from heat and add the remaining ingredients.
Set aside to cool.
Roll out two thirds of the pastry and fit into a deep 9 inch pie pan.
Trim the edge leaving a half inch border of pastry.
Fill with fruit mixture.
Roll any scraps and the remaining dough and cut into 1/2 inch strips.
Crisscross over filling to form lattice top.
Fold the 1/2 inch border over the strip ends and flute the edge.
Brush lattice with milk and sprinkle with sugar.
Bake at 400F for 40 minutes or until nicely browned.
Cool slightly and serve warm.
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