The Pie Recipes

Ingredients

• 3½ cups water
• ¼ cup sugar
• ¼ cup + 2 tablespoons honey
• zest of 1 lemon
• juice of 1 lemon
• 1 vanilla bean, split and seeds scraped with the tip of a knife
• 3 quinces washed, peeled, (save peels) quartered and cored
• One recipe of your favorite pie dough, enough for a double crusted 9” pie, divided into 2 discs
• ¼ cup honey
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• pinch salt
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon cardamom
• one half of a vanilla bean, split, seeds scraped with the tip of a knife
• 3 poached quinces, drained, sliced ⅛” thick, enough to equal 3 cups
• 2 pears, ripe but firm, peeled, cored, sliced ⅛” thick, enough to equal 2½ cups
• 2 apples, tart such as Granny Smith, Jonagold or Winesap, peeled, cored, sliced ⅛” thick, enough to equal 2½ cups
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
• egg wash made from one egg yolk beaten with 1 tablespoon milk or heavy cream
• coarse sanding sugar for sprinkling