Fireside Fruit Pie

Name: Fireside Fruit Pie
Ingredients: Crust; 1 homemade pastry for double-crust pie (or store bought frozen roll out pastry); Filling; 1 (17 ounce) can apricot halves, drained, reserving liquid; 1/2 cup sugar; 2 tablespoons cornstarch; 3 cups tart apples, peeled, chopped; 1 cup dates, chopped; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg (optional)

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Ingredients

Crust
1 homemade pastry for double-crust pie (or store bought frozen roll out pastry)
Filling
1 (17 ounce) can apricot halves, drained, reserving liquid
1/2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
3 cups tart apples, peeled, chopped
1 cup dates, chopped
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg (optional)

Directions

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["Prepare pastry for a two crust pie or use store bought rollout pie pastry.", "Heat your oven to 425*F. In a large saucepan, combine reserved apricot liquid, sugar, cornstarch, apples, dates and lemon juice. You may sprinkle the nutmeg over the top now, if desired. Cover; cook gently until apples are soft, stirring occasionally. Remove from hea and fold in apricot halves. Spoon this mixture into pastry lined pie pan.", "To make a decorative top crust, use canape(or small cookie) cutter(1\") to cut out center of dough. Repeat cutouts in an evenly spaced pattern