Cranberry Delight Pie

Spectacular appearance and chic unforgettable taste. Just a delight! Cranberry pie will give you a lot of pleasure. This dessert will not leave anyone indifferent. Sweet and sour cranberry filling, crumbly shortbread dough and airy, slightly crispy meringue combine perfectly with each other.
cook time: 1h 40 min
Elijah Stroud
Cranberry Delight Pie

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

327
Calories
14g
Fat
45g
Carbs
5g
Protein

Ingredients (6 portions)

Dough:

Wheat flour 280 g
Butter 180 g
Sugar 30 g
Egg yolks 3 pc

Filling:

Cranberry 250 g
Sugar 150 g

Meringue:

Powdered sugar 150 g
Egg whites 3 pc
Salt 1 g

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to bake cranberry shortcake in the oven? To begin, prepare the necessary ingredients according to the list. Start cooking with the dough. The amount of sugar can be reduced or not added to the dough at all. Take the highest grade flour. The butter should be cold, so remove it from the refrigerator immediately before cooking. Turn on the oven at 180°C in advance.

Step 2

Step 2
Grind the yolks with sugar.

Step 3

Step 3
In a bowl, combine flour, chopped butter and grind into fine crumbs. To save time, you can mix everything in a blender bowl and beat until fine crumbs. Depending on the quality of flour, you may need a little more or a little less. You can read more about flour and its properties in a separate article, link at the end of the recipe.

Step 4

Step 4
Add the yolks with sugar to the crumbs. Using your hands, quickly knead into a homogeneous, elastic shortbread dough.

Step 5

Step 5
Once the dough begins to roll into a single ball, it is ready. You donʼt need to knead it for a long time. Read more about shortcrust pastry in the article at the link at the end of the recipe.

Step 6

Step 6
Spread the dough over the bottom and sides of the baking dish (Ø 24-26 cm). I use a regular pan, but if you are afraid that the fragile sides of the cake will crumble when you remove it from the pan, then it is better to use a springform pan. This type of cake is easier to remove. You will find information about baking pans at the end of the recipe under the steps.

Step 7

Step 7
Place parchment on top and add a load — dry beans, peas or special balls. This method will prevent the dough from swelling when baking. Place the pan in an oven preheated to 180℃ for 10-15 minutes. The exact time depends on your oven.

Step 8

Step 8
Now make the cranberry pie filling. Instead of fresh cranberries, you can add homemade or store-bought pureed cranberries with sugar. The amount of sugar can be adjusted to taste.

Step 9

Step 9
Wash the cranberries, sort and dry. Pre-defrost frozen berries and dry them on paper napkins.

Step 10

Step 10
Leave some of the berries whole, beat the rest with an immersion blender. You can also mince the berries or crush them with a masher.

Step 11

Step 11
In a bowl, combine cranberry puree, whole berries and sugar and stir. If you are worried that the filling will be too liquid, you can add 1-2 tbsp. l. corn starch.

Step 12

Step 12
Prepare the ingredients for the meringue. The amount of powdered sugar can be adjusted to taste. The whites should be cold, without any admixture of yolk, and the container in which they are stored and whipped should be clean, without droplets of water. If at least one of these two conditions is violated, then the whites will not whip into foam.

Step 13

Step 13
Beat the cold egg whites with a mixer and salt into a fluffy foam. Continue beating, gradually adding powdered sugar, until stiff peaks form. When turning the bowl over, the whipped whites should not fall out. Read more about all the nuances of whipping egg whites in a separate article, link at the end of the recipe.

Step 14

Step 14
Spread the cranberry filling onto the hot crust and smooth it out.

Step 15

Step 15
Using a piping bag fitted with a star tip, spread the beaten egg whites over the top. You can just gently spread the whites with a spoon.

Step 16

Step 16
Return the pan to the oven for another 10 minutes or longer until the meringue is lightly browned. Times are approximate. You can learn about the operating features of ovens by reading a separate article, link at the end of the recipe.

Step 17

Step 17
Cool the pie thoroughly. Then cut into pieces and serve, garnished with mint. Bon appetit!

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