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Gooseberry and Apple Pie
Preparation info
- Makes
one
9 inch pie - Difficulty
Easy
Appears in
Published 1986
This is my idea of what an old-fashioned pie should be: overflowing fruit—the juices only slightly thickened—packed between flaky butter-lard pastry layers, the upper crust crisped by a sugar glaze that browns and sparkles. If you like a quite acid pie, use the minimum sugar; for a sweet version, the larger amount should do.
Ingredients
Crust
1¾ cups ½ teaspoon ⅓ cup</
Method
- Whisk together flour and salt in mixing bowl. Cut lard and butter into small bits and add to flour; with pastry blender work mixture into small flakes—more or less the size of oatmeal flakes. Add ice water, a tablespoon at a time, tossing flour mixture to incorporate evenly. Press dough together gently to form a ball; if pieces separate, sprinkle in a few more drops of w