BLUEBERRY AND BLACKBERRY PIE WITH CLOTTED CREAM
BLUEBERRY AND BLACKBERRY PIE WITH CLOTTED CREAM
BLUEBERRY AND BLACKBERRY PIE WITH CLOTTED CREAM

Ingredients
  • 350g/12oz readymade shortcrust pastry
  • 225g/8oz blueberries
  • 225g/8oz blackberries
  • ½ lemon
  • juice and zest
  • ½ tsp ground cinnamon
  • 25g/1oz demerara sugar
  • 1 free-range egg
  • lightly beaten
  • 4 tbsp apricot jam
  • 4 tbsp water
  • 150g/5oz clotted cream
  • to serve
Directions
  • Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6.
  • Grease and flour four dariole moulds.
  • Roll out the pastry and carefully line each of the moulds
  • retaining enough pastry for a lid for each pie.
  • In a mixing bowl
  • stir together the blueberries
  • blackberries
  • lemon juice and zest
  • cinnamon and sugar. Fill the moulds with this mixture and place on a baking sheet.
  • Top and seal with the remaining pastry. Make a slit in the top of each pie to release steam.
  • Brush with egg and cook for about 20 to 30 minutes
  • until the top is browned.
  • Once cooked
  • allow to rest
  • before removing from the mould.
  • Boil together the jam and water to make a glaze. Using a pastry brush
  • smear the glaze over each pie.
  • Serve with clotted cream.