Spotlight shines
on holiday pies

"The Electric Kitchen" airing in the second half of November features guest cook Marsha Magnussen and "Pies for the Holidays."

"Electric Kitchen" airs at 9:30 a.m. Sunday, 8:30 p.m. Monday, 5 p.m. Tuesday and 6 p.m. Thursday on Oceanic Cable Channel 16.

Here is one recipe from the show. All the recipes, as well as an archive of recipes dating to 1995, are available at the Hawaiian Electric Co. Web site, www.heco.com.

Cherry-Cranberry Pie

Dough for double crust pie
1 can (21 ounces) cherry pie filling
2 cups fresh or frozen cranberries
3/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
Dash of salt

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Line a 9-inch pie plate with half of dough.

Combine pie filling and cranberries. Combine sugar, cornstarch, and salt; add to fruit mixture; mix well. Pour into pie shell. Cover with remaining crust, full or latticework. Bake 10 minutes; lower oven temperature to 350 degrees and continue baking 30 to 35 more minutes. Serves 8.

Nutritional information unavailable.

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