Berry-Pie

Submitted by Lalaloula

"This is such a great summer pie, which can be eaten either hot or cold. It's quite easy to make and really looks incredible. Goes great with whipped (vanilla-flavoured) cream. Mind: Dough needs one hour chilling time."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 10mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Yields: 1 pie

ingredients

• 250 g flour
• 150 g butter
• 3 tablespoons icing sugar
• 1 egg (separated)
• 3 tablespoons cold water
• 750 g mixed berries (best use fresh ones, but frozen ones work well, too. Just drain them properly)
• 150 g sugar (if berries are very sour, you might need more.)

directions

1. Sift icing sugar into a bowl. Add flour and stir in well. Add butter, egg white and 2 tbs of water. Using the dough hooks of your mixer to knead this first on low level and then on highest level.
2. Using your hands knead the dough on a floured working surface until it has become smooth. Wrap in cling film and cool for 1 hour.
3. Preheat your oven to 200°C Wash the berries (or drain your thawed berries).
4. Take 1/3 of the dough and form it into a long roll. Place the roll in a pie dish and press it against the rim.
5. Fill the berries into the pie dish and sprinkle them with sugar.
6. Take the rest of the dough and roll it out until you have a round disk of the same diameter as your pie dish. Use a cookie cutter to make a hole in the middel of the disk and then transferr the disk onto the berries. Press against the sides.
7. Mix egg yolk with 1 tbs of water and spread the pie crust with it.
8. Bake for about 25 minutes. Let cool for 10 minutes in the oven (turned off).
9. Serve with whipped cream or vanilla ice-cream.

Reviews

[Sydney Mike]

Fresh berries are available around here this time of year, but they're a bit expensive, so I used frozen ones & that turned out well enough for us! I also cut way back on the amount of sugar sprinkled over the berries, using just 2 tablespoons! Still had a great tasting berry pie, & I have this in mind to make again next week when we attend a potluck! Thanks for posting it! [Made & reviewed in Everyday Is a Holiday tag]