Best Apple Date Pie Recipes

APPLE, DATE, AND PECAN PIE

Steps:

• Adjust oven rack to the lowest position and heat the oven to 375 degrees.
• In a large bowl, whisk the eggs and blend the yolks and whites.
• Brush about 1 teaspoon of the beaten egg over the rim of the pie crust dough.
• Add the vanilla, brown sugar, flour, baking powder to the eggs.
• Stir until well blended.
• Stir in apples, dates and pecans.
• Spread the mixture into the pie shell.
• Bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until lightly browned and a toothpick or cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Cool the pie on a wire rack.
• Serve at room temperature.

DATE-AND-APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Roll the dough out to a disk 11 inches in diameter and ease it into a 9-inch pie pan. Trim the edges.
• Sprinkle the sugar, cinnamon and 2 tablespoons of water over the dates and apples, and mix well. Transfer to the pie pan. Top with 1 cup of the crumb recipe. Bake until the filling bubbles, about 60 minutes.

RUSTIC APPLE PEAR DATE PIE RECIPE

Steps:

• For the Pastry 1. In the bowl of a food processor, pulse the flour, sugar and salt until combined. Add the butter and pulse for several seconds until the butter pieces are the size of peas. Add the egg and water. Pulse for several seconds more until the dough just begins to hold together, adding more water if necessary. Remove the dough and shape into a disc. 2. With the rack in the lowest position, preheat the oven to 190°C (375°F). Invert a 30 x 43-cm (12 x 17-inch) baking sheet and line the exposed bottom with parchment paper. 3. On a floured surface, roll the dough into a rectangle slightly larger than the baking sheet. Place the dough on the inverted sheet. Refrigerate for 30 minutes. For the Filling 1. In a bowl, combine the fruit and sugar. Arrange the fruit in the middle of the dough, leaving a margin of about 8 cm (3 inches) on all sides. Fold the edges of the dough inward to make a pie measuring about 23 x 36 cm (9 x 14 inches). 2. Bake until the crust is golden, 45 to 50 minutes. Let cool. 3. Slide the pie onto a large cutting board. Cut into squares and serve from the board. 4. Serve with caramel sauce, crème fraîche or vanilla ice cream.

APPLE DATE PIE

Steps:

• Prepare pie crust according to package directions for TWO-CRUST PIE using 9-inch pie pan.Heat oven to 425°F. In large bowl, combine sugar, flour, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, salt and lemon peel mix well. Add apple slices and dates mix well. Spoon into crust-lined pan. Sprinkle with lemon juice. Dot with margarine. Top with second crust seal edges and flute. Cut slits in top crust.Bake at 425°F. for 35 to 40 minutes or until apples are tender and crust is golden brown. Cover edge of crust with strips of foil after 15 to 20 minutes of baking to prevent excessive browning.Nutrition Per Serving: Calories 370 Protein 2g Carbohydrate 53g Fat 16g Sodium 350mgFrom "Pillsbury Best of the Bake-Off® Cookbook." Copyright 2004 General Mills. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.