• prep: 45 min
• cook: 0 hr
• total: 45 min

servings:

We like to think of this dessert as the turducken of pies -- spiced, cranberry-stuffed apples are baked in a pie shell, surrounded by cake batter. It's inspired by the bird's-nest pudding in Laura Ingalls Wilder's classic "Farmer Boy."

• 1/2 cup unbleached all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
• 1 disk Test Kitchen's Favorite Deep-Dish Pate Brisee
• 1 cup packed light-brown sugar
• 3/4 cup fresh or thawed frozen cranberries
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 5 small McIntosh apples (2 pounds)
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature, cut into small pieces, plus 2 tablespoons, melted
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 large egg, separated, plus 1 large egg white
• 1/3 cup whole milk, room temperature
• Vanilla ice cream, for serving

Click Here For Step-By-Step Instructions