A friend posted this wonderful recipe on a Facebook group a
couple weeks ago and I’ve made four of them already! It’s that good and simple
to make. (Literally, it takes 10-15 minutes to throw this together.) Technically
it’s more of a coffee cake, baked in a pie pan. The original is quite good, but
I keep experimenting and here’s the version I’ve settled on.
Note that you can make either a thin or deep-dish version of
this by decreasing or increasing the amounts used in the filling, which is why
I give a variable amount. THE BATTER STAYS THE SAME. You’ll need a larger (10”)
or deeper pie pan for the larger amount. A 9” pan will do for the thinner
version. I'm all about not having many dishes to wash, which is why I melt the butter in the pie pan. I also use a microplaner for the orange zest, then juice the orange over one of those old-fashioned glass juicers and mix the zest and cornstarch directly in the glass juicer.
I think this would be great with just about any fruit in
season and a few tweaks – blackberries with lemon juice/zest, apple slices with
lemon juice/zest, cinnamon and more butter….
I pour a little cream over the top and have it with coffee,
but it would make a fantastic holiday dessert served with warm Crème Anglaise,
or in warmer weather with vanilla ice cream.
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Preheat oven to 350.
*1 ¾ sticks of butter (14 Tablespoons), softened in pie pan
in oven or microwave. Pour all but about
2 tablespoons into the mixing bowl for your batter and swirl the remaining 2 T around
the pie pan to grease it.
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Variable Filling:
*2-3 cups fresh or frozen cranberries
*1/3 -1/2 cup sugar (a little more if you like it sweeter/less
tart)
*1/2 – 3/4 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
*Zest and juice from 1-2 oranges, mixed with 1-2 teaspoons
cornstarch (will be ¼- ½ cup OJ)
*Sprinkle of salt, about 1/4 teaspoon
---Place cranberries into greased pie pan. Sprinkle sugar on
top, then sprinkle nuts over that. Drizzle orange juice mix over top. Sprinkle
with salt.
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Batter:
Into mixing bowl with the 1 ½ sticks of melted (still warm!)
butter, add:
*2 eggs
*1 cup sugar
*1 teaspoon vanilla
*3/4 teaspoon salt
Mix/beat well. Add:
*1 cup AP flour
Mix well. Pour over
cranberries. Bake 1 hour or until golden and bubbly.
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| (Original recipe thanks to JL Hutchins) |
