Apple Pie with Hazelnuts and Dried Sour Cherries

Name: Apple Pie with Hazelnuts and Dried Sour Cherries
Yield: Makes 8 to 10 Servings
Ingredients: 3/4 cup dried tart cherries; 1/2 cup Merlot; 3 1/4 cups all purpose flour; 1 3/4 cups (3 1/2 sticks) chilled unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes; 1/4 cup sugar; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 2/3 cup ice water; 4 pounds Golden Delicious apples, peeled, cored, cut into 1 1/2-inch chunks (about 12 cups); 1/3 cup sugar; 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 large egg, beaten to blend with 1 tablespoon water (for glaze); 2 tablespoons raw sugar crystals or granulated sugar; Vanilla ice cream

By Claudia FlemingPhotographer Mark Thomas

October 31, 2002

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