The Pie Recipes

Ingredients

• 1½ cups sliced almonds, toasted and cooled*
• ½ cup sesame seeds, toasted and cooled*
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• ½ cup sugar
• ¼ cup brown sugar
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
• 10 ounces (2½ sticks) cold, unsalted butter cut into ½” pieces
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1½ lbs. of plums, rinsed, halved, pitted, cut into ½” slices (I used a combination of purple plums and prune plums) enough for 5 cups, sliced
• 1½ cups fresh blackberries, lightly rinsed, dried on a paper towel
• ½ cup granulated sugar
• 2-3 tablespoons of brown sugar (depending on how sweet/tart you like your pie)
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• pinch of salt
• ¼ teaspoon lemon zest
• ¼ teaspoon cardamom
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into small pieces