This is a great winter dessert. I came across a recipe like this one in the snow skiing fields. It was a very cold night and I felt like some apple pie. I tried this apple and blueberry pie and loved it so much; I created my own recipe.

Dice the apple and place into a medium bowl with the blueberries. Add the cinnamon, orange zest, orange juice, melted butter, gin, sugars, sultana’s, raisins and chopped mint. Mix together and leave aside.

Make the apple and blueberry pie dough by placing the flour and salt into a small bowl. Rub in the butter and lard. Add the chilled water and mix together until a soft dough forms. Chill the dough in the refrigerator. Place the cold dough onto a flat surface and roll out till the dough becomes ¼ inch thick. Line your greased pie dish with the pie dough. Add the apple and blueberry pie mix into the pie shell. Roll some more pastry thin and place it over the top of the pie. Cut around hole in the middle of the pie and sprinkle sugar over the top. Bake in the oven on 365F for 30 minutes.

3 cups diced red apples

1 cup blueberries

2 tablespoons gin

1 teaspoon orange zest

½ cup orange juice

12 ounces butter

3 teaspoons cinnamon

1 pound, 5 ounces sugar

1 teaspoon chopped mint

1 tablespoon sultana’s

1 tablespoon raisins

Time to make 1 hr Serves 12