Friday, September 18, 2015

Harvest Moon Pie for Mabon


(Pie filling)
1 cup wild blackberries
4 sliced apples
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 cup sugar
Handful of dry sultanas (dried grapes)

(Pastry)
3/4 cup plain flour
1/4 cup butter
pinch of salt
milk

Mix the flour and salt together and then add the butter, gradually mixing by hand until crumbly. Add 2 tablespoons of water and mix well into a smooth dough. Roll out the dough to a size slightly larger than the tin. Line the tin with pastry.

Simmer the apples on the hob until they begin to soften, and then train them thoroughly through a sieve to extract the water. Once cooled, combine the blackberries and sultanas with the apples and place inside the pie. Mix the sugar and cinnamon separately, stirring well, and then sprinkle over the contents of the pie.

Cut another piece of pastry to lay across the top of the pie and seal the edges together by moistening them with a little bit of water. Cut two slits near the center, and use any excess pastry to make some decorative harvest leaves. Place these on top of your pie. Brush the pastry with milk and dust with a few pinches of sugar. Cook at 220C for 30 min, or until golden brown.

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