Pumpkin And Cranberry Pie

"What is it with classic holiday desserts and their love/hate quality? We in England have the Christmas pudding. The Americans have the pumpkin pie. Both loved or hated in equal measures. Christmas pudding is an over-fruited, over-boozed concoction which is weirdly steamed instead of baked. Pumpkin pie is a strange product: delightful shortcrust pastry case ruined by the bland and sickly vegetable mush. Search ‘why I hate pumpkin pie’ and you get a thousand returns. Still invariably it rides out at Thanksgiving, Halloween and festivities in between the two. But there are lovers of both too, of course. For those lovers I have tried my best zinging up a pumpkin pie with cranberries. What do you know? It is an improvement – and marrying the festive, autumnal couple clearly produces a stable relationship."

Preparation Time1 hr

Chilling Time30 min

Cooking Time1 hr