Friday is PIE DAY!

A Christmas Pie

for a Christmas Eve PIE DAY.

It's loaded with

festive ingredients

and a taste reminiscent

of fruitcake.

Perhaps you caught sight of it in

Holiday with Matthew Mead

(imagine my delight

when he asked me to

develop a Christmas pie

for his lovely publication!).

If you missed it,

here is the recipe!

Christmas Pie

2 Tablespoons flour
½ teaspoon nutmeg
¼ teaspoon cinnamon
¼ teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves

1 cup candied pineapple
¼ cup dried cherries
¼ cup golden raisins
¼ cup candied citrus peel
¼ cup toasted, chopped almonds

3 eggs
¼ cup brown sugar
2 Tablespoons butter, melted
¾ cup maple syrup
¼ cup rum
1 teaspoon orange zest
1 teaspoon lemon zest

1 9” pie crust

-mix first 5 ingredients together in a large bowl
-add fruit and nuts, stir until coated
-in a small bowl, beat eggs lightly
-add brown sugar and butter, beat until creamy
-add maple syrup and rum, stir until well combined
-add egg mixture to fruit mixture, stir together
-stir in orange and lemon zest
-pour mixture into prepared pie crust
-bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes
-reduce heat to 350 degrees, and bake for additional 30 minutes
-cool on rack
-serve room temperature or chilled

All my best for a very very Merry Christmas.
Christine