The Pie Recipes

Ingredients

• ¾ cup heavy cream
• ¼ cup mascarpone cheese
• 3-4 tablespoons powdered sugar
• 2 tablespoons fresh strawberry puree
• ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1¼ cups all-purpose flour
• ⅓ cup fine cornmeal
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• ½ teaspoon salt
• zest of 1 lemon
• 2 teaspoons finely minced fresh sage
• ½ cup plus 2 tablespoons (5 oz.) cold, unsalted butter cut into ½” pieces
• ¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons ice cold water
• Generous 4 cups fresh blueberries, rinsed, dried on paper towels, stems removed
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• ½ teaspoon cinnamon
• pinch of freshly grated nutmeg
• ¼ cup honey (depending on sweetness of berries, may need an additional tablespoon)
• 1 teaspoon of lemon juice
• 9 fresh apricots (a little more than 1 lb.) rinsed, halved, pitted and cut into eighths ( a generous 4 cups of fruit)
• 6 oz. sour cherries, rinsed, pits removed ( 1 cup of fruit)