Apple, Pear, And Cranberry Pie

• CRUST
• 2 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup plain yellow cornmeal
• 3/4 teaspoon table salt
• 2 tablespoons plus 2 tsp. sugar, divided
• 3/4 cup cold butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
• 1/4 cup cold shortening, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
• 8 to 10 Tbsp. chilled apple cider
• 1 large egg, lightly beaten
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• FILLING
• 2 1/4 pounds Granny Smith apples, peeled and cut into 1/4-inch-thick wedges
• 2 1/4 pounds pears, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch-thick wedges
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon table salt
• 1 cup sweetened dried cranberries
• 1 tablespoon cold butter, cut into pieces

1. Prepare Crust: Preheat oven to 375u0b0. Stir together flour, next 2 ingredients, and 2 Tbsp. sugar in a medium bowl. Cut butter and shortening into flour mixture with a pastry blender or fork until mixture resembles small peas. Mound flour mixture on 1 side of bowl. Drizzle 1 Tbsp. cider along edge of flour mixture. Gently toss a small amount of flour mixture into cider just until moistened; move moistened mixture to opposite side of bowl. Repeat procedure with remaining 7 Tbsp. cider and flour mixture, adding up to 2 Tbsp. cider, 1 Tbsp. at a time, until a sandy dough forms. Shape dough into 2 disks; wrap in plastic wrap. Chill 1 hour.
2. Roll 1 dough disk into a 13-inch circle on a lightly floured surface. Fit dough into a 9-inch glass pie plate; trim dough 2 inches larger than pie plate. Stir together egg and 1 tsp. water. Stir together 1/8 tsp. cinnamon and remaining 2 tsp. sugar. Set mixtures aside.
3. Prepare Filling: Toss apples with next 5 ingredients; let stand 15 minutes. Stir in cranberries; spoon into piecrust, mounding in center. Dot with 1 Tbsp. butter.
4. Roll remaining dough disk into a 13-inch circle on lightly floured surface. Place dough over filling. Fold edges under; crimp to seal.
5. Brush top with egg mixture, and sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar. Place pie on an aluminum foil-lined baking sheet; cut 4 to 5 slits in top crust.
6. Bake at 375u0b0 for 40 minutes. Cover loosely with foil, and bake 50 more minutes. Cool on a wire rack 2 hours before slicing.

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Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/apple-pear-cranberry-pie (may not work)