Here the pie is, with its lovely blanket of pastry atop it. I had never done this sort of pie before so the task was daunting. Jamie promised that if you listened to his instructions though, all would be well. Truer words have never been spoken!
The pie also has a dusting of sugar and cinnamon, which gave it those golden brown speckles, and lovely added flavor.
Here the pie is, ready to be served, surrounded by a pool of custard sauce. What is not to like?
Well, this little "good bye" to Summer, was well worth it, and let me rest easy, that I gave it a proper good bye. That being said though, I am ready for fall, and the next time you see me, it will probably be sweet potato-this, and cinnamon-that! Here is the pie recipe, but the custard and pastry recipe can be found elsewhere on the Internet...
Courtesy of Jamie Oliver:
Ingredients
• 1 x sweet shortcrust pastry
recipe
• ¼ cup butter, plus
extra for greasing
• 1⁄3 cup raw sugar, plus
extra for sprinkling
• 2 large Bramley or
McIntosh apples,
cored, peeled and each
cut into 16 wedges
• 4 Cox, Empire or
Granny Smith apples,
cored, peeled and each
cut into 8 wedges
• 1 heaped tablespoon
chopped ginger,
in syrup
• 5 ounces blackberries
• 1 large free-range or
organic egg, beaten
• ½ teaspoon ground
cinnamon
Method
First, make your pastry dough, wrap it in plastic wrap and
rest it in the fridge for at least half an hour. Then preheat
the oven to 350°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 fridge. Dust your
work surface with flour, cut the pastry in half and, using a
floured rolling pin, roll one of the pieces out until it’s just under
½-inch thick. (Rolling the dough between two layers of waxed
paper will also stop it sticking to your rolling pin.) Butter a
shallow 10-inch pie dish and line with the pastry, trimming off
any excess round 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. 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 ice-cream.
First, make your pastry dough, wrap it in plastic wrap and
rest it in the fridge for at least half an hour. Then preheat
the oven to 350°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 fridge. Dust your
work surface with flour, cut the pastry in half and, using a
floured rolling pin, roll one of the pieces out until it’s just under
½-inch thick. (Rolling the dough between two layers of waxed
paper will also stop it sticking to your rolling pin.) Butter a
shallow 10-inch pie dish and line with the pastry, trimming off
any excess round 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. 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 ice-cream.
