The Pie Recipes

Ingredients

• 1½ cups all-purpose flour
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 4 ounces cold cream cheese, cut into cubes
• 4 ounces cold, unsalted butter, cut into cubes
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon ice cold water
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• ½ cup all-purpose flour
• 3 tablespoons cornmeal
• ¼ teaspoon baking powder
• ⅓ cup granulated sugar
• ¼ cup packed brown sugar
• generous pinch of salt
• ¼ cup (4 tablespoons) cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
• 5 cups total, miniature apricots and plums, halved, pitted (you can substitute small peaches or nectarines for the apricots; cut them in quarters or close in size to the halved plums)
• 2 tablespoons fresh orange juice
• ½ cup granulated sugar
• 2-3 tablespoons brown sugar (taste the fruit; if tart, use 3 tablespoons brown sugar)
• 1 teaspoon orange zest
• ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
• generous pinch freshly grated nutmeg
• pinch salt
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• egg wash for brushing the edge of the pastry made from one egg whisked together with 1 tablespoon of milk or heavy cream