Name: Blackberry & apple pie
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 175g plain flour; pinch salt; 100g butter; 25g caster sugar; 1 tsp grated lemon zest; 1 egg yolk; milk to moisten and glaze; 300g cooking apple peeled, cored and sliced (use Bramley's if possible); 225g freshly blackberry; caster sugar to taste

Blackberry and apple pie with section taken out

For the pastry

175g plain flour
pinch salt
100g butter
25g caster sugar
1 tsp grated lemon
zest
1 egg yolk
milk
to moisten and glaze

For the filling

300g cooking apple
peeled, cored and sliced (use Bramley's if possible)
225g freshly blackberry
caster sugar
to taste

Method

step 1
Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Sift the flour and salt into a bowl. Cut the butter into small pieces and rub in until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
step 2
Mix in the sugar, lemon zest, egg yolk and a splash of milk to form a dough. Knead the dough lightly.
step 3
Spoon the apples and blackberries into a shallow 1.2ltr/900ml dish, then sprinkle over sugar to taste.
step 4
Roll out the pastry on a lightly floured surface, large enough to cover the pie. Place the pastry over the filled pie dish, then seal and flute the edges. Glaze the top of the pie with a little milk, then bake for 40-45 mins until golden.