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Apricot Pie
Everyone should make a tart apricot pie at least once a season, with my easy recipe anyone can master this epic summer dessert!
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
1 hr 5 mins
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 416 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 2 pounds of sliced apricots or enough to fill your pie dish with a heaping pile
- 1 Tbsp sugar if your apricots are under ripe or tart, add more to taste
- 1 Tbsp cornstarch
- Juice of 1/2 lemon leave out if your apricots are very tart
- 1/2 tsp vanilla or almond extract optional
two crust pie dough
- 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour plus more for rolling
- 1 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter, cold and cut in pieces
- 1/4 cup shortening I used butter flavor Crisco
- 1/4 cup ice water
Instructions
- Set oven to 375F.
- Start by making the crust. Pulse the flour and salt a few times in a food processor to combine. Add the cold chunks of butter and shortening to the bowl and pulse about 20 times until the mixture is grainy.
- Add the ice water, a little at a time, while continuing to pulse, until the dough just comes together when you pinch it between your fingers. Stop the machine to check it. NOTE: you may not need all of the water.
- Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and bring it together into a ball. Add a little more flour if the dough is too wet. Cut the ball in half, form two disks, and wrap each one in plastic. Refrigerate the dough for 2 hours (or overnight) before rolling it out.
- Toss the apricot slices with the sugar, cornstarch and lemon juice.
- Roll out one of the disks for the bottom crust and fit into your pie plate. Fill the crust with the apricots.
- Roll out the other disk to make the top crust and cover the fruit. Seal the edges with the back of a fork. Cut small slits in the center to allow the steam to escape during baking.
- Bake for about 45 minutes, or until the crust is just beginning to turn golden around the edges and the juices a bubbling.
- Let cool before cutting.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
416kcal
(21%)
Carbohydrates
45g
(15%)
Protein
6g
(12%)
Fat
25g
(38%)
Saturated Fat
13g
(65%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
3g
Monounsaturated Fat
7g
Trans Fat
2g
Cholesterol
46mg
(15%)
Sodium
430mg
(18%)
Potassium
345mg
(10%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
12g
(24%)
Vitamin A
2716IU
(54%)
Vitamin C
13mg
(14%)
Calcium
26mg
(3%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 416
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 416kcal | 21% |
| Carbohydrates | 45g | 15% |
| Protein | 6g | 12% |
| Fat | 25g | 38% |
| Saturated Fat | 13g | 65% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Trans Fat | 2g | 100% |
| Cholesterol | 46mg | 15% |
| Sodium | 430mg | 18% |
| Potassium | 345mg | 7% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 12g | 24% |
| Vitamin A | 2716IU | 54% |
| Vitamin C | 13mg | 14% |
| Calcium | 26mg | 3% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.