The Pie Recipes

Ingredients

• ½ cup fresh orange juice
• 1½ cups dried apricots, coarsely chopped
• 3 oz. dried cranberries
• ¼ cup golden raisins
• ¼ cup dried pitted prunes, coarsely chopped
• ⅔ cup coarsely ground walnuts
• ⅔ cup butter (can substitute non-dairy shortening)
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon cinnamon
• ⅛ cup brown sugar
• 4 oz. dark chocolate (70%), cut into small chunks
• ⅜ cup cocoa powder
• 1½ cups warm water
• 4½ teaspoons instant dry yeast
• ¼ cup plus a pinch of brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted (can substitute non-dairy shortening if planning a kosher meal)
• 5 oz. sweet potato puree from 1 medium sweet potato
• 1 egg
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper
• ¼ teaspoon cardamom
• 1 teaspoon orange zest
• 4¼ cups all-purpose flour plus additional as needed
• egg wash made from one egg beaten with 1 tablespoon of water
• ⅔ cup sugar
• ⅔ cup water
• 3 tablespoons orange liqueur (I used Cointreau)
• ⅔ cup warm water