Courage Pie

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 cups cake flour, sifted
• 1/2 cup ice water (or amount needed)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 large egg, beaten
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, cut into small cubes (keep very cold)
• 1 garnet yam, peeled and diced (about 2 cups)
• 2 cups or 2 cups cream
• 2 apples, cored, peeled and diced
• 1/4 cup sultana raisin (white raisins)
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/8 teaspoon clove
• 1/8 teaspoon mace
• 1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 4 egg yolks
• 2 egg whites
• 1 teaspoon rose water, which i did not use

Recipe

• 1 crust.
• 2 mix flour, ice water, salt and egg together until a crumbly mixture is obtained.
• 3 flatten dough with a rolling pin and place 2 tablespoons of the butter.
• 4 roll butter into dough, fold dough and repeat with remaining butter, adding about 2 tablespoons at a time, rolling and folding the dough before adding more butter.
• 5 wrap dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least and hour.
• 6 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 7 filling.
• 8 simmer yam and for about ten minutes on low heat.
• 9 add the apples and raisins and simmer until apples are soft, about 15 minutes. add more if necessary to keep from drying out, cook a little longer if it is too sloppy.
• 10 use a stick blender of food processor to puree the fruit/ mixture.
• 11 add spices, sugar and butter to mixture and stir to combine. allow to cool to room temperature.
• 12 add beaten egg yolks to cooled mixture and whisk to incorporate.
• 13 beat egg whites until they hold stiff peaks and fold into mixture.
• 14 press crust into a 9" deep dish pie plate, trim any extra.
• 15 put filling in prepared crust and bake for 1 hour, or until a cake tester comes out clean.