Orange Cranberry Apple Pie

After trying my hand at one cranberry pie, I decided to try another one.  We all know that orange and cranberry go fairly well together, so I decided to try that combination in a pie.  I found a recipe for an Orange Cranberry Apple Pie.

Preheat the oven to 400 F.  Now you will need:

4 medium sized apples (cored and sliced)
Zest of 1 orange
Juice of 1 orange
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup sugar
2 cups cranberries, chopped (fresh or frozen)
1/4 cup flour
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg

Mix all ingredients in a large bowl, and put into a frozen pie crust.  (If you have too much filling for the pie, you can always set it aside and eat it later.  That's what I did.)  Now for the topping, you will need:

1/4 cup flour
1/4 cup brown sugar
3 tbsp butter
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 cup oats

I combined all these ingredients into a food processor, and processed it until blended.  If you want a smoother topping like mine, you can put the oats in before you blend it, or you can put them in after you blend it to maintain their structure.  Sprinkle this evenly over the pie.

Now to bake.  I recommend putting the pie on a cookie sheet so it doesn't spill over into the bottom of the oven.  Bake it for 30 minutes, and then pull it out and cover it loosely with aluminum foil.  Bake for another 30-45 minutes until the apples are soft when you insert a knife in the pie.  Pull it out and let it cool first.

I like this pie so much better than the Lemon Ginger Cranberry Pie because this one is less tart and has a refreshing apple pie sort of taste.  I hope you enjoy this pie as much as I have.