Cranberry-Orange Crumb Tart

Total Time Prep: 35 min. + standing Bake: 10 min. + cooling
Yield 12 servings
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After my sister took the family to the local cranberry festival, my mom bet me that I couldn't make a holiday pie out of cranberries and oranges. Considering the pie was gone before the holidays arrived, I think I won! —Heather Cunningham, Whitman, Massachusetts

Ingredients

  • 2 cups crushed cinnamon graham crackers (about 14 whole crackers), divided
  • 1/2 cup sugar, divided
  • 6 tablespoons butter, melted
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup cold butter, cubed
  • FILLING:
  • 1 large navel orange
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 3 tablespoons quick-cooking tapioca
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground allspice
  • 4 cups fresh or frozen cranberries, thawed
  • 2 tablespoons brandy or cranberry juice

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 375°. In a small bowl, mix 1-3/4 cups crushed crackers and 1/4 cup sugar; stir in melted butter. Press onto bottom and up side of an ungreased 11-in. fluted tart pan with removable bottom. Bake 7-8 minutes or until edge is lightly browned. Cool on a wire rack.
  2. For topping, in a small bowl, mix flour, brown sugar, and remaining crushed crackers and sugar; cut in cold butter until crumbly. Refrigerate while preparing filling.
  3. Finely grate 1 Tbsp. zest from orange. Cut a thin slice from the top and bottom of the orange; stand orange upright on a cutting board. Cut off peel and outer membrane, starting from the top. Holding orange over a bowl to catch juices, remove orange sections by cutting along the membrane. Squeeze membrane to reserve additional juice.
  4. In a large saucepan, mix sugar, tapioca, baking soda, cinnamon and allspice. Add cranberries, brandy, grated zest and reserved juice; toss to coat. Let stand 15 minutes. Preheat oven to 425°.
  5. Bring cranberry mixture to a full boil, stirring constantly. Add orange sections; heat through. Pour into crust; sprinkle with topping. Bake 10-15 minutes or until topping is golden brown. Cool on a wire rack.

Nutrition Facts

1 piece: 332 calories, 11g fat (6g saturated fat), 25mg cholesterol, 207mg sodium, 56g carbohydrate (38g sugars, 3g fiber), 2g protein.

After my sister took the family to the local cranberry festival, my mom bet me that I couldn't make a holiday pie out of cranberries and oranges. Considering the pie was gone before the holidays arrived, I think I won! —Heather Cunningham, Whitman, Massachusetts
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