Berries Say Summer: Summer Berry Pie
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Serves: 1 Pie
 
Ingredients
  • 350g plain flour
  • 250g butter, diced
  • 140g icing sugar, plus 2 tbsp extra
  • 100g ground almonds
  • zest 1 orange, plus a squeeze of juice
  • 1 large egg, separated
  • 750g summer berries (cherries, strawberries, blueberries & raspberries)
  • 2 tbsp cornflour
  • granulated sugar, for sprinkling
Instructions
  1. In a large bowl mix together the flour, icing sugar, zest and ground almonds. Then rub the butter in with your finger tips quickly until they resemble breadcrumbs. You want to do this fast enough that the butter doesn't get too warm.
  2. Whisk the yolk with 1tbsp ice cold water and then add them into dry mix. Stir until it forms into a pastry.
  3. Divide into halves, wrap in cling film and chill in the fridge for at least half an hour.
  4. Preheat the oven to 190°C(170°C fan assisted) and prepare a 20inch pie tin.
  5. Roll out one half and carefully use it to line the tin. Trim off the excess. Line this with greaseproof paper and fill with baking beans (or rice).
  6. Place in the pre-heated oven and bake for 30 minutes.
  7. Remove and discard the paper and beans. In a large bowl mix together the fruits, cornflour and remaining icing sugar. Squeeze in some orange juice.
  8. Transfer this into the pastry case and whisk the egg white with a fork. Brush some of this around the edges of the pie.
  9. Roll out the second half of the pastry and cover the pie. Trim the excess and use a fork to push the edges together.
  10. Using a knife or small cutter cut holes into the top to allow the steam out then brush the top with more egg white. Dust with granulated sugar.
  11. Bake for a further 30 minutes until the top is golden and the filling is bubbling out of the holes.
  12. Remove and allow to cool for a couple of hours until the filling has completely set (or else serve warm and runny). Serve with ice cream of whipped cream.
Recipe by The Bearded Bakery at http://www.thebeardedbakery.com/baking/pastry/summer-berry-pie/