Vera Mae’s Merry Holidays Pie | American Pie Council

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2/3 cup cake flour
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ cup cold unsalted butter—cut into small pieces
• 5 tablespoons cold vegetable shortening—cut into small pieces
• 1 tablespoon orange zest
• ¼ cup cold water
• 4 large eggs
• 8 ounces cream cheese—room temperature
• ¾ cup light brown sugar
• ½ cup sugar
• 1 ½ cup half and half
• Pinch of salt
• 2 tablespoons orange zest
• 3 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
• 2 tablespoons Grand Marnier
• 2 tablespoons orange juice
• 15 ounce can pumpkin plus ¼ cup pumpkin
• ½ teaspoon cardamom
• 3 cups fresh or frozen cranberries—coarsely chopped
• 1 ¼ cup sugar
• 1 cup water
• 1 tablespoon lemon zest
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• ¼ cup orange juice
• 1/8 teaspoon each: cayenne pepper and salt
• ½ cup pecans—chopped
• 1 teaspoon cranberry balsamic vinegar