Red Currant and Fig Pie

Name: Red Currant and Fig Pie
Yield: Serves 8
Ingredients: 1 recipe, double-crust pie dough (see Ingredient Note below); ¾ cup (5¼ ounces/149 grams), sugar; 2 tablespoons, instant tapioca, ground; 1 teaspoon, grated orange zest plus 2 tablespoons juice; ⅛ teaspoon, table salt; 1½ pounds (680 grams) fresh red, currants, divided; 1 pound (454 grams), fresh figs, stemmed and cut into ¼-inch wedges; 1 , large egg, lightly beaten with 1 tablespoon water

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By Leah Colins

Red currants have a clear tartness and a flavor more complex than that of other berries.

SERVES 8

TIME 2¼ hours, 1 hour chilling, and 6 hours cooling

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