Best Jodies Fresh Currant Pie Recipes
RED CURRANT PIE (OR IS IT CAKE?)
While visiting my daughter in Germany, we were given a basketful of fresh red currants, a sweet-tart berry, and tried this recipe on a whim. It was wonderful! The currants kept their fresh flavor and the pie/cake was a perfect base. Back home, I'm going to try the same recipe with fresh strawberries, then fresh blueberries, then fresh raspberries...
Provided by Lise in Indiana
Categories Dessert
Time 1h
Yield 8-10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- For Crust: In a medium bowl, sift together flour and baking powder.
- Mix in butter, sugar, egg yolks and lemon zest until mixture forms dough.
- Pat the dough evenly into the bottom of a 9" springform pan.
- Chill dough in pan for 25-30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
- Bake in oven for 25 minutes, or until golden.
- For Filling: In a medium bowl, beat egg whites until stiff.
- Gradually stir in sugar and cornstarch; beat for 5 minutes.
- Fold currants into mixture and pour into warm crust.
- Bake in oven for 10 minutes, or until top is lightly browned.
- Cool completely before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 321, Fat 12.8, SaturatedFat 7.7, Cholesterol 72, Sodium 163.3, Carbohydrate 48.2, Fiber 2, Sugar 27.4, Protein 4.5
RED CURRANT AND RASPBERRY PIE
Fresh currants are one of summer's overlooked treasures. They are just as adaptable to baking as other more common berries, such as blueberries and raspberries. In fact, naturally tart currants are often paired with those sweeter berries for a perfect balance of flavors. Here, red currants and raspberries are tossed together and baked in a double-crust pie liberally sprinkled with sanding sugar. It's exactly the type of dessert you want to make-and eat-after a visit to a farmers' market or roadside fruit stand in high summer.
Yield one 10-inch pie
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- On a lightly floured surface, roll out 1 disk of dough to a 14-inch round, 1/8 inch thick. Fit dough into a 10-inch pie plate. Refrigerate or freeze until firm, about 30 minutes.
- In a medium bowl, gently toss together currants, raspberries, tapioca, lemon zest and juice, and granulated sugar to coat. Pour mixture into pie plate, piling fruit in center. Dot filling with butter.
- Preheat oven to 425°F. Roll out remaining disk of dough, as in step 1. Whisk together egg and milk. Brush edge of dough with some egg wash; place other round of dough on top, and trim to 1-inch overhang. Crimp edges; refrigerate or freeze pie until firm, about 30 minutes.
- Transfer to a parchment-lined rimmed baking sheet; cut a few steam vents in top of pie. Brush with egg wash, and sprinkle with sanding sugar. Bake 20 minutes. Reduce heat to 350°F. Continue baking until juices are bubbling and crust is golden brown, about 40 minutes more. Let pie cool completely on a wire rack before serving.
RED CURRANT PIE
I got this recipe from a friend in Germany. It's a delicious way to incorporate red currants into baking.
Provided by BIGTIME
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European German
Time 1h10m
Yield 10
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- To Make Dough: In a medium bowl, sift together flour and baking powder. Mix in butter, sugar, egg yolks and lemon zest until mixture forms dough. Let rest in cool place for 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Roll out dough and put into a springform pan.
- Bake in oven for 25 minutes, or until golden yellow.
- To Make Filling: In a medium bowl, beat egg whites until stiff. Gradually stir in sugar and cornstarch; beat for 5 minutes. Fold currants into mixture and pour into pie crust.
- Bake in oven for 10 minutes, or until top is lightly browned.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 257.2 calories, Carbohydrate 38.6 g, Cholesterol 65.4 mg, Fat 10.3 g, Fiber 1.6 g, Protein 3.6 g, SaturatedFat 6.2 g, Sodium 114.7 mg, Sugar 22 g
JODIE'S FRESH CURRANT PIE
This is a pie recipe I started making when we lived in Germany and Currants were plentiful...I have always loved currants black or red it didn't matter...I remember picking the black currants at my grandma's house...she grew them in her back yard...I loved it when she made Black Currant Jelly...I would eat it on pancakes.....
Provided by JoSele Swopes
Categories Pies
Time 1h10m
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- 1. Pie Crust: 2 Pies top and bottom In a large bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, and salt. Cut in lard until mixture resembles coarse meal. In a small bowl, mix together water, egg, and vinegar. Pour into lard mixture and stir until dough is thoroughly moistened and forms a ball. Divide into 4 balls and wrap tightly. Use dough within three days or freeze.
- 2. Preheat oven to 450*. Line your pie plates... In a medium bowl mix currants, tapioca, honey, margarine, grand marnier and nutmeg Pour mixture into pie crust
- 3. Roll out remaining dough and place over the filling - or cut into strips and place on pie lattice style. Trim, seal and crimp edges - if you put a solid top crust on, be sure and cut steam vents in it. Sprinkle raw sugar on top....
- 4. Bake for 15 minutes, then reduce heat to 350* and bake for 45 to 60 minutes more. Cool before serving..
- 5. Adjust the honey to your level of sweetness...
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