Autumn Pie with Almond Crust

Name: Autumn Pie with Almond Crust
Ingredients: 2 oz soft brown sugar (50 g); grated peel of 1 lemon; juice of ½–1 lemon; pinch salt; about 4 large cooking apples; 4 oz ground almonds (110 g); 4 oz plain flour (110 g); ½ lb blackberries (225 g) (optional); 4 oz butter (110 g); 2–3 oz sultanas (50–75 g); 2 oz lard (50 g); 2 teaspoons powdered cinnamon; 2 teaspoons powdered cardamom; or 4 teaspoons mixed spice

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

A Taste of Dreams

By Josceline Dimbleby

Published 1976

About

The point of this recipe is the pastry which is made with ground almonds. It is rich and lemon flavoured and really melts in your mouth. You need not put the spice on the filling if you do not want to, but it makes the apples taste less usual.

Ingredients

about 4 large cooking apples
½ lb blackberries (225 g) (optional)

Dessert
Pie
Autumn

Method

Peel the apples and cut into very small pieces, lay them on a large metal or earthenware plate or a shallow flan dish with the sultanas and blackberries. Sprinkle all over with brown sugar and the spices.

Stir the ground almonds and flour, salt and lemon peel together in a mixing bowl. Cut the lard and butter into this mixture and then rub it in with your fingers. Add the lemon juice un