Smoky Cherry, Apricot and Fig Pie

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This look is based connected 1 for cherry lattice pastry that cookbook writer and baking teacher Rose Levy Beranbaum made for The Washington Post's Chef connected Call file successful July 2008. This mentation calls for saccharine alternatively than sour cherries (Beranbaum prefers sour, but saccharine are much readily available) and includes apricots and figs. Feel escaped to usage each cherries oregon immoderate operation of effect you similar to marque 4 cups, total.

Moreover, this pastry is baked not successful an oven, but connected a grill to which wood chips are added, frankincense imbuing the pastry with a hint of smokiness.

Serve with vanilla crystal cream, if desired.

Pit the cherries the time before. Prepare the pastry crust the time before. Bake the pastry respective hours up of clip oregon adjacent the time before. Store successful an airtight instrumentality astatine country temperature.

From Real Entertaining columnist David Hagedorn, based connected a look by Rose Levy Beranbaum.

Ingredients

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Servings: 6-8

  • 1 lb saccharine cherries, stemmed and pitted (2 cups)
  • 5 ounces achromatic ngo figs, trimmed and chopped lengthwise into quarters (1 generous cup)
  • 2 ample (7 ounces) apricots, pitted and chopped into 6 adjacent wedges each (1 generous cup)
  • 3/4 cupful sugar
  • Freshly squeezed foodstuff and zest from 1/2 citrus (1 tablespoonful foodstuff and 1 spoon zest)
  • 3 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1 spoon almond extract
  • Flaky Cream Cheese Pie Crust (see related recipe)
  • Flour, for dusting

Nutritional Facts

Per serving (based connected 8)

  • Calories

    490

  • Fat

    26 g

  • Saturated Fat

    16 g

  • Carbohydrates

    62 g

  • Sodium

    125 mg

  • Cholesterol

    70 mg

  • Protein

    6 g

  • Fiber

    18 g

  • Sugar

    31 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

From Real Entertaining columnist David Hagedorn, based connected a look by Rose Levy Beranbaum.

Tested by David Hagedorn.

Published July 20, 2010

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Updated March 13, 2026

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