The Pie Recipes

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup white whole wheat flour
• ½ cup finely ground toasted almonds
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1½ teaspoons sugar
• 2 sticks cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
• 4-6 tablespoons ice cold water
• 1 pound fresh sour cherries, rinsed and pitted (you should have 2½ cups)
• 1 pound fresh apricots, rinsed, halved, pitted, cut in fourths (you should have 2½ cups)
• zest and juice from one small orange
• 3 dashes of orange or cherry bitters
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup packed dark brown sugar (if the apricots are very tart, add one additional tablespoon of brown sugar)
• pinch of salt
• ¼ teaspoon ground cardamom
• 4 tablespoons cornstarch or tapioca flour
• egg wash made from 1 egg beaten with 1 tablespoon milk or cream
• coarse sanding sugar for sprinkling