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Rustic Fruit Pie

Here's how you make Rustic Fruit Pie
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  • Servings: 8
  • Prep: 25m
  • Cook: 60m
    • The following recipe serves 8 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • DOUGH
  • 4 ounces reduced-fat cream cheese (at room temp, 1/2 cup)
  • 5 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter (at room temp)
  • 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • FILLING
  • 6 fresh plums (pitted, and sliced, about 3 3/4 c)
  • 1/3 cup light brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon fresh ginger, finely grated
  • 1 large egg (beaten with 1 tsp water)
  • ALTERNATE FILLING:
  • 4 Braeburn apples (or Golden Delicious), peeled, cored and sliced 1/8" thick
  • 1/3 cup light brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 2 teaspoons butter, cut in small pieces
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • To make dough:

  • Step 1: In a food processor, pulse cream cheese, butter, sugar, and 1/4 tsp salt until well combined. Add flour, then pulse just until dough forms.

  • Step 2: On floured surface, form into flat (1"-thick) disk. Wrap in plastic and chill at least 30 minutes.

  • To make the pie:

  • Step 3: Preheat oven to 375°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

  • Step 4: Roll dough out on a floured surface into a 14" circle. Place on the baking sheet.

  • Step 5: Toss plums with brown sugar, flour, ginger, and 1/4 tsp salt.

  • Step 6: Mound in center of dough, leaving 2 1/2" border. If using apples, dot the apples with bits of the butter. Fold dough over fruit, leaving center exposed.

  • Step 7: Brush crust with egg. Sprinkle with some granulated sugar.

  • Step 8: Bake until fruit is tender and crust is golden, 35 to 45 minutes.

Tips & Variations

Don't forget the following tips and variations.
  • Food processor
  • Parchment Paper

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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