I chose this recipe from my "Avoca" cookbook. I thought that I would just whet your appetite for your afternoon tea.!
BEST EVER APPLE PIE with blackberries.
Ideal for our afternoon tea on this our first week in Autumn.
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Here is the finished apple pie with blackberries and some added seasonal plums. |
For the past few days, I have been reading my beautiful "Avoca" cook book giveaway I won from
Christa @ Emilie's daughter.
I really didnt know where to start, its such an amazing cook book.
I own about 4 cook books and now this one. I was brought up watching my mother and then learning with her how to bake. She was in incredible cook and pastry maker. Everything she did, was from her own ideas.Sunday's were the best. When I had my family , I carried on that tradition throughout the years, I just followed in her footsteps, Sunday being family day. Not having a large family now, baking is every once in a while, when the family comes or a friend.
It took me a few years to stop cooking my meals for 6 or more. I always made too much.
So :- On Monday, I went down to the bottom of the land and picked the very last of the summer blackberries.
I had seen the recipe for apple pie and blackberries in the Avoca book when i first received it. I picked it up at every opportunity to read the book.
I thought This an ideal recipe to start with, as I had the blackberries to hand, the apples and plums and the rest of the ingredients.
I love apple pie, and this one is lookes just divine.
Without wasting anymore time. I decided to bake.
This morning all the ingredients ready..
to bake
"Best Ever Apple Pie"
with blackberries.
I hope that you will enjoy this post.
I added a little of my own touch..you can see in the photos, some lovely fresh damson plums..
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simmering till soft.. i added a little too much water.. plums have their own juices.. just add a little |
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the apples chopped and diced |
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Apples |
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The blackberries after simmering for half an hour. |
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All ready and taken out of the oven. This photo was supposed to be at the bottom of the page- a little blogger hitch..
Here is inviting you all to afternoon tea.. |
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The blackberries just picked |
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Fresh butter, normal plain flower with baking powder added. |
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Stewed plums . sieved to take out the pips and the skin |
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preparing the dough |
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The base is greased and ingredients are in the dish.
You can see the fresh blackberries and a little of the stewed plums.
sugar then added. |
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whisked egg and sprinkled sugar on top before going into the oven |
Now for the recipe. :-
pre heat oven.170c or gas mark 5.
I used all the apples I had in my fruit bowl ..but between 6 or 8 ..
300g. blackberries. I dont know how many grams i had.. I dont use a scale..
150 grams sugar or caster sugar..
400grams ..butter
660grams plain flour
2 medium eggs. (at this point. I would like to add..( I do not use eggs in my soft short crust pastry)
this is an option.
Beat the butter,eggs and sugar together.
add the flour
add the eggs and continue to mix until the dough is smooth. (this mix is sticky) place extra flour on the work surface.
mix the ingredients until they form a nice round ball.
wrap in cling film and put in fridge for 1 hour. ( as i do not add eggs.. I roll out my pastry straight away)
roll out the bottom part of the dough to fit your chosen dish..
then add all your fruit ingredients ..add sugar and a little water.. (cinnemon if you want)
roll out the rest of the dough for the top of the pie.
brush with egg and sprinkle with sugar.
crinckle the edges together with your fingers..
I am sure all you ladies out there have made hundreds of apple pies..
With the added blackberries and plums.. it was delicious.
I had a friend over for tea.. made some fresh whipped cream.. and we spoilt ourselves to two slices each..
I would have liked to have taken a photo of the recipe itself, from the book. But my camera focus is not good enough.
You can always make this with rice flower..only using egg whites.. for coeliac pastry.
My first recipe from my "Avoca cookbook"..