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Title: Old Fashioned Gooseberry Pie
Categories: Pastry, Fruits, Pies, Citrus
Yield: 6 Servings
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2 1/2 c Flour
1/4 c Sugar
16 tb (1/2 lb) very cold butter;
- in small cubes
4 tb Ice cold milk; more, if
- needed
1/2 ts Salt
1 lg Egg; beaten together
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1 tb Milk; for glazing top crust
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5 c Whole wild gooseberries;
- stemmed, washed
1 1/2 c Sugar; or less
2 tb Grated fresh ginger
Juice and zest of one orange
1/3 c Instant tapioca
4 tb Butter
Set oven @ 375°F/190°C.
To make the crust, use stand mixer with paddle beater.
Beat together butter, flour, sugar and salt until butter
is in flakes, coated with flour. Do not over mix. Slowly
add very cold milk, one or two tablespoons at a time.
When dough first begins to form ball, stop beating. Do
not add too much liquid. Dough should barely hold
together. Divide dough into two balls, press into a
thick disk with hands, wrap in plastic wrap, and
refrigerator for 30 minutes or longer.
While dough is chilling, begin preparing the filling.
Combine all ingredients except butter in a large sauce
pan, and place over medium heat. Cover until
gooseberries begin to soften and burst (about 5
minutes.) Then uncover, and keep barely simmering on
medium-low heat for an additional 10 minutes. Remove
from heat and allow to cool while rolling out pastry.
Once dough has chilled, remove from refrigerator and
roll out one disk on a lightly floured surface until
large enough to cover bottom and sides of pie dish, with
3/4 inch overhang. Crimp edges decoratively, and set pie
weights on top of bottom crust. Bake for 10 minutes or
until golden. Do not let edges of crust burn. Cover with
aluminum foil or pie guard if necessary.
While bottom crust is baking, roll out second pastry
disk. Using small biscuit cutter or rim of small juice
glass, cut out circles from rolled dough. Place circles
on baking tray and return immediately to refrigerator or
freezer to keep chilled. (Do not re-roll scraps of extra
pastry dough, they will become tough. Bake on separate
baking sheet to snack on with ice cream.)
Once bottom crust has baked, and filling has cooled,
pour gooseberry filling into bottom crust. Slice 4
tablespoons of butter on top of filling, then decorative
layer of pastry circles in concentric pattern, leaving a
hole in the middle and around the outer edge. Brush top
disks with beaten egg/milk mixture. Use aluminum foil
strips, or pie guard over crust. Return to oven and bake
for 35 to 50 minutes, or until juices are vigorously
bubbling. (Be sure to place a baking sheet on rack below
pie to catch any spilling juices. There will be some.)
Allow pie to cool completely before serving.
From:
http://beekman1802.com
Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen
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