Recipe: Dried Apricot Pie (double crust)

APRICOT PIE

1 (8 oz.) pkg. of dried apricots
1 cup sugar
2 cups water
2 or 3 tbsp. cornstarch (plus equal amount of water)
Pastry for double crust pie

Cook apricots with sugar and 2 cups water until fruit is soft and tender. At this point the fruit may be mashed or stirred vigorously if smaller pieces of fruit are preferred.

Mix cornstarch with an equal amount of water and slowly stir into fruit until thickened. Allow to cook while making crust.

Fill 9 inch pie crust with the apricot mixture and put top crust over.

Bake in 400 degree F oven for 45 to 55 minutes or until juice bubbles and crust is well browned.

Source: Cookbook USA (original source unknown)

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