Ingredients
- 4 oz of dried fruit of your choice. (I used raisins, dried apricots, crystallised ginger and dried cranberries)
- 1 cup of apple juice (as suggested by Lola)
- 3/4 cup of all purpose flour
- 1/4 cup whole wheat flour
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 4 medium apples
- 8 strawberries (optional)
- 3 eggs
- pinch of salt
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
- 6 Tbsp unsalted butter melted
- 2 Tbsp oil
- Pinch of cinnamon
- 1/2 cup of chopped walnuts divided in half
- Cooking spray or little butter to grease the spring form pan
Preparation
Step 1
Pre-heat oven at 170 C.
In a small bowl mix the dried fruit with apple juice and half a vanilla bean, seeds scraped and added. Close the lid of the bowl (or simply cover it with microwave safe plate) and microwave it for 2 minutes. Once ready, set aside until further use.
Sift the flour together with the baking powder and set aside until needed.
Whisk together eggs, pinch of salt and light brown sugar, until the mixture is lighter.
Add the melted butter, cinnamon and whisk until everything is mixed. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. With a spatula gently stir everything together, just until incorporated.
Once well-incorporated, mix in half of the chopped walnuts along with the cut fruits. Grease the sides and the bottom of the 9" spring roll pan using baking spray or butter.(I lined the tin)
Place the ready mixture in the pan. Drain the juice, if any, from under the dried fruit and place them randomly on top of the pie. I addede som e chopped strawberries too. Sprinkle remaining walnuts on top of the pie and place the pan on the middle rack of the oven.
Bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour, depending on the readiness of the pie. Once time is up, take the spring pan out of the oven, let it cool for 10-15 minutes before un-molding the pie. Cool it further on the wire rack.