Concluding parsnip month is this delectable pie, full of the flavors of the outgoing fall season. Fruit and vegetable flavors pair seamlessly, and will make you wonder why you had not tried apple and parsnip together before now.
Don’t think that we will have a December ingredient of the month, with so much festive eating and cooking going on, but I promise to share all the goodies as we rev up for a delicious holiday season!
You’ll need:
- pate brisee
- 1 large apple (Fuji works well here)
- 3 parsnips
- 1 small white onion
- 1/2 tsp dried rosemary
- 1/4 tsp herbs de provence
- salt, pepper
- olive oil
- 1 egg for egg wash
1. Prepare pate brisee and chill.
2. Preheat oven to 375F. Trim and peel the parsnips and chop roughly into even-sized pieces. Peel the onion but leave it whole. Toss with olive oil, salt and pepper and bake on a parchment-lined baking sheet, approximately 15 minutes, turning once. Lower oven to 350F.
3. Peel, core, and dice the apple. Roll out dough and press rosemary and herbs into the dough.
4. After the parsnips and onion have cooled slightly, chop them into smaller pieces. They don’t have to be perfect, this is definitely a rustic pie.
5. In a small bowl, combine apples, parsnips, and onions. Place filling in the middle of the rolled out dough and, working quickly, crimp and fold over the edges (pretty big edges, about an inch thick). Seal and brush with egg wash. Sprinkle dough with coarse salt (optional).
6. Bake at 350F for approximately 30-35 minutes or until the dough is golden brown.
Hey it’s December. What’s the new ingredient? Ha, this looks great, I’m just teasing, but seriously did I miss the vote? No rush or anything!
See side-note on post 🙂 – Don’t think we’ll have one this month as it’s kind of a ‘short month’ with the holidays, travel etc. But will start the voting fresh in January!
I have everything i need to make this, and have written down the pate brisee. I will make this right now I think. ..thank you .. and thank you for the link in my comments too.. c
Wonderful! Enjoy it!
the link that you sent me will not open the image, if you have a moment could you send it to me again as i really would like to see the russian sherbet.. thank you.. c
Just did it, C!
This looks absolutely delicious! Parsnip proved quite a hit in my family, too bad they’re so expensive in Norway. evidently parsnips were very common a few hundred years ago, now they cost 5$ a piece…
ouch! That is pricey. I am sure you could also make this with another local root vegetable.
Ooh, this looks yummy. I’ve never had this combo of ingredients. I’m excited to try it!
I would have never thought of combining parsnips and apples and making a pie with them, great idea 🙂 The pie sounds easy to make, yet it looks so good!
Hope you give it a try, Lenna! It’s not very difficult at all.