Sharon's super lo-cal spiced apple cranberry pie |
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| | | | 1 1/4 | cups | splenda no-calorie sweetener, granulated | 1/2 | cup, whole | cranberries (fresh) | 5 | medium (2-3/4" dia) (approx 3 per lb) | apple, Granny Smith, peeled, thinly sliced | 1/4 | cup | all-purpose flour, unbleached | 2 | teaspoons | cinnamon, ground | 1/2 | teaspoon | nutmeg freshly grated | 1/4 | teaspoon | salt |
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| | 1 | Preheat oven to 450 degrees | | 2 | In a small saucepan, combine 1 cup of the splenda, the cranberries and 1 tablespoon of water; cook and stir until a liquid forms. Bring to a boil; cook, stirring constantly, until cranberries begin to pop, about 10 minutes. Set aside to cool, slightly | | 3 | On a lightly floured surface unfold pastry. Using a rolling pin, roll pastry into a 12 inch circle. Place in a 9-insh pie plate letting excess pastry drape over edge of plate; set aside. | | 4 | Peel the apples (I used granny smith, braeburn, and fuji), core and very thinnly slice the apples | | 5 | In a bowl toss together apples, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and remaining spelenda; stir in reserved cranberries. spoon into reserved pastry; fold dough around filling letting folds form naturally. | | 6 | Whisk together the walnuts (or pistachios), flour, oats, baking powder, and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a medium bowl: set aside. | | 7 | Put butter, brown sugar and 1/4 cup spenda in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment; mix on medium speed until creamy. | | 8 | Stir walnut mixture into butter mixture until just combined. Work mixture through your fingers until is forms coarse crumbs ranging in size from small peas to gum balls; set topping aside | | 9 | Sprinkle the topping evenly over the pie. | | 10 | Bake for 15 minutes at 450 degrees; reduce heat to 350 degrees. Bake until crust is golden and filling is bubbling, about 35 minutes (cover pastry with foil if it starts to overbrown). | | 11 | Place on wire rack to cool |
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| | | | 1 | crust, single 9" | Pie crust, standard-type, frozen, ready-to-bake, enriched | 1/2 | cup, chopped | walnuts | 1/2 | cup | all-purpose flour unbleached | 2 | tablespoons | all-purpose flour unbleached | 1/4 | teaspoon | baking powder | 3/4 | stick | Margarine, regular, stick | 3/4 | cup | splenda no-calorie sweetener, granulated | 3 | tablespoons | brown sugar, light | 1/3 | cup | old-fashioned rolled oats |
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