Best Blackberry And Apple Pie Recipes

BLACKBERRY AND APPLE PIE

Steps:

• First, make your pastry dough, wrap it in plastic wrap and rest it in the refrigerator for at least half an hour. Then preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Put the butter and sugar into a saucepan and, when the butter has melted, add the apples, ginger and a tablespoon of the ginger syrup. Slowly cook for 15 minutes with a lid on, then add the blackberries, stir and cook for 5 more minutes with the lid off.
• Meanwhile, remove your pastry from the refrigerator. Dust your work surface with flour, cut the pastry in half and, using a floured rolling pin, roll 1 of the pieces out until it's just under 1/2-inch thick or looks as if it will cover a shallow 10-inch pie dish. (Rolling the dough between 2 layers of waxed paper will also stop it sticking to your rolling pin.) Butter the shallow 10-inch pie dish and line with the pastry, trimming off any excess around the edges using a sharp knife.
• Tip the cooled apples and blackberries into a sieve, reserving all the juices, then put the fruit into the lined pie dish so you have a mound in the middle. Spoon over half the reserved juices, (if desired use all the juice). Brush the edge of the pastry with beaten egg. Roll out the second piece of pastry, just as you did the first, and lay it over the top of the pie. Trim the edges as before and crimp them together with your fingers. Brush the top of the pie with the rest of the beaten egg, sprinkle generously with sugar and the cinnamon, and make a couple of slashes in the top of the pastry.
• Place the pie on a baking tray and then put it directly on the bottom of the preheated oven for 55 to 60 minutes, until golden brown and crisp. To serve, slice the pie into portions and serve with a generous dollop of custard.
• Old-Fashioned Sweet Shortcrust Pastry
• Sift the flour from a height onto a clean work surface and sift the icing sugar over the top.
• Using your hands, work the cubes of butter into the flour and sugar by rubbing your thumbs against your fingers until you end up with a fine, crumbly mixture. This is the point where you can spike the mixture with interesting flavors, so mix in your lemon zest.
• Add the eggs and milk to the mixture and gently work it together until you have a ball of dough. Flour it lightly. Don't work the pastry too much at this stage or it will become elastic and chewy, not crumbly and short. Flour your work surface and place the dough on top. Pat it into a flat round, flour it lightly, wrap it in plastic wrap and put it into the refrigerator to rest for at least half an hour.
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• Yield: about 2 pounds

SIMPLE BLACKBERRY AND APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Peel apples, and cut into thick slices. place in saucepan, adding enough water to cover and add the sugar.
• Simmer for a few minutes until the apples are just cooked but still a bit firm in the centre. drain and set to one side to cool.
• heat the oven to 220c.
• Roll out the pastry. place nearly all of the applies in a pie dish. scattering the blackberries evenly over the top sprinkle a dessert spoon of sugar over the berries , then place a layer of apple over that -- this is to stop the stain of the berries going through the pastry.
• Add the pastry and brush with a small amount of milk and drizzle a teaspoon or so of sugar over.
• Bake for about 30-35 minutes, until pastry is a light golden color.
• Note:.
• I make this pie with minimum pastry and replace the sugar with Splenda for my cousin who is diabetic.
• Serve hot or cold with either, light cream or Ice Cream.

APPLE AND BLACKBERRY PIE

Steps:

• Divide dough in half so that one portion is slightly larger than the other; wrap each in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 30 minutes or until easy to handle. , On a lightly floured surface, roll out larger portion of dough to fit a 9-in. deep-dish pie plate., In a large bowl, combine the apples, blackberries, butter and lemon juice. Combine the sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon and nutmeg; add to fruit mixture and toss to coat. Place in crust. , Roll out remaining pastry to fit top of pie; place over filling. Trim, seal and flute edges. Cut slits in pastry. Brush with cream; sprinkle with coarse sugar., Bake at 375° for 55-65 minutes or until golden brown and filling is bubbly. Cover edges with foil during the last 30 minutes to prevent overbrowning if necessary. Cool on a wire rack.

APPLE AND BLACKBERRY PIE

Steps:

• For crust:
• Combine flour and sugar in medium bowl. Add butter and rub in with fingertips until coarse crumbs form. Mix in beaten egg. Mix in enough ice water by tablespoonfuls to form moist clumps. Divide dough in half. Gather dough into 2 balls; flatten into disks. Wrap each disk in plastic and refrigerate until firm enough to roll out, about 30 minutes. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Keep chilled. Soften slightly at room temperature before rolling out.)
• For filling:
• Preheat oven to 375°F. Mix apples, blackberries, 1/3 cup sugar and flour in large bowl.
• Roll out 1 dough disk on floured surface to 12-inch round. Transfer to 9-inch-diameter glass pie dish.
• Spoon filling into crust. Roll out second dough disk on floured surface to 12-inch round. Place dough atop filling. Fold top crust edge under bottom edge and pinch to seal. Crimp edges decoratively. Brush crust with milk. Sprinkle with remaining 2 teaspoons sugar. Cut several slits on top of pie.
• Bake pie until crust is golden brown and fruit is tender, covering edges of pie with aluminum foil if browning too quickly, about 55 minutes. Cool pie on rack 30 minutes. Serve pie warm with sweetened whipped cream.

APPLE AND BLACKBERRY PIE

Steps:

• Preparation: Peel, core and slice into strips the apple, lay out onto a baking sheet and sprinkle over a handful of Sugar. Leave the butter somewhere warm to soften, or if you're feeling brave just microwave for about 20-30 seconds on a low heat. Sift the flour into a large bowl, separate the 2 sugar measurements and whisk the 2 eggs together. This can be messy, so have a cloth at hand ready to clean up the flour. Finally, use a nub of butter to grease the pie dish and line with baking paper.
• For the pastry: Beat together the softened butter and sugar, or just rub together with hands if the butter is not soft enough. Once combined, add the nutmeg and a capfull of vanilla and mix in the egg until there is little excess liquid and the mixture resembles scrambled egg. Mix in the flour about in 3 parts (makes it easier to mix), just using a wooden spoon, and then your hands when it begins to thicken. Do not overwork the mixture, and if it begins to soften or damped then add a little more flour. Once the mixture is ready, form a clump and roll into a large ball and then sort of flatten into a thick disk shape, about half the size of the original ball. Wrap in cling film and place in the fridge to chill for about 40 minutes.
• For the filling: Tumble the apples, blackberries and almonds together in a bowl, lined with cling film, then sprinkle the sugar and about 2 tablespoons of flour over and shake through. Add the cinnamon and a capful almond extract over the top of the mixture, then squeeze over the lemon. Put the mixture to one side. Preheat the oven to gas mark 5 (apparently 190°C, 375°F, or 'Fairly Hot')
• Assembly & Baking: While waiting for the pastry dough to chill, prepare a board and rolling pin with some flour, ready to roll out the pastry. Once the dough is ready, cut about 1/3 off to place back into the fridge and roll the pastry out to a size just large enough to cover the whole dish, leaving a small amount of overhang. Add the filling, then roll out the remaining pastry into a thin sheet. While you could place this whole sheet over the top, I prefer cut it into strips to be placed over the top of the pie in a criss-cross sort of fashion. This stylistic choice also helps the filling cook more evenly and thicken well. Trim the overhang, brush he pie with an egg wash mixed with another capful of Vanilla, and bake for around 40 minutes; it is ready when the pastry is bronzed and crisp.
• Additional notes: This recipe makes about 8 slices or 6 generous slices (the size of the pie dish I use is, I think, 23cm). Leave to cool for 5-10 minutes befote eating. Any overhang not used can to decorate the pie or can be re-rolled and chilled to make jam tart pastries.

SAUCY APPLE AND BLACKBERRY PIE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan combine sugar, flour, salt, cinnamon, allspice, and water.
• Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until boiling and thickened.
• Remove from heat and stir in apple slices and blackberries.
• Combine topping ingredients in a small bowl until crumbly.
• Sprinkle 1 tbsp.
• flour over bottom of pie shell.
• Pour apple and blackberry filling into shell.
• Sprinkle topping over filling.
• Bake in preheated oven at 400F for about 50 minutes.