Tuesday, February 28, 2023

Nantucket Christmas Cranberry Pie

Fresh cranberries from the south coast of Massachusetts are lovely and they last a long time in the refrigerator. I brought about 2 pounds to Florida with me rather than freeze them at home in Marion.


This "pie" is yummy and could be made in a cake pan, torte pan or tart pan. I used a pie plate. Next time I will use a torte pan lined with parchment so that I can take it out of the pan to slice.


This recipe is from Barefeet n the Kitchen dot com.

Mix 2 cups of frozen cranberries with 1/2 cup sugar and 1/2 cup chopped pecans. Stir well and spoon into a well-greased pie plate or pan.

Top with a dough of 3/4 c. softened butter, 1 cup or less of sugar, 2 beaten eggs, 1 tsp. almond extract (lemon would be nice, too) and 1 cup flour. Start with butter and sugar in a mixing bowl and beat until smooth and fluffy. Add eggs, extract and beat again. Then beat in flour, just to mix well.

Spread this thick batter, but don't worry about it being too smooth. 

Bake for 40-50 minutes and test for doneness.