Pate Brisee For Red Currant And Raspberry Pie Recipes

RED CURRANT - RASPBERRY LATTICE PIE

Steps:

• Place a medium mixing bowl in the freezer to chill for about 30 minutes.
• Cut the butter into approximately 20 mm (3/4") cubes. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
• Place flour, salt, baking powder into a medium bowl and mix to combine.
• Add the mascarpone cheese and rub the mixture between your fingers until it has a consistency of a coarse meal.
• Transfer the flour mixture and cooled butter into a large Ziploc bag. Expel any air from the bag and close it. Use a rolling pin to flatten the butter into flakes. Put in the freezer for 15 min, until butter is firm.
• Empty the bag, scraping the sides of the bag into the chilled mixing bowl.
• Add the ice water to the mixture and toss around with wooden spoon until somewhat incorporated. Knead with your hands briefly until the mixture holds together in one piece. Work as fast as you can to prevent softening the dough.
• Divide the dough, cutting out about 1/3 for a lattice. Use about 270 g for a shell and the rest for the lattice. Flatten the pie shell dough into a disc and lattice dough into a rectangle. Wrap each in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour, preferably overnight.
• Cut a piece of parchment paper, big enough to be able to roll the pie shell on with a diameter of 330 mm (13").
• Take out the chilled pie shell dough disc from the fridge and roll out the dough with a rolling pin on top of the parchment paper, working from the center out. Keep rotating the paper to make the dough circle as even as possible. Work quickly to prevent the dough softening. The final rolled dough circle will be 330 mm (13") with thickness of about 3 mm (1/8").
• Transfer the dough into a 229 mm (9") baking pan. Turning the parchment paper upside down, carefully peel off the paper. Fit the dough gently to the pan without stretching. The dough should extend about 19 mm (3/4") past the side of the baking pan. Fold the dough under so it is flush with the outer edge of the pie pan. Cover with the plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
• In a medium size bowl mix together sugar, cornstarch and salt.
• Spread half of the currants over the bottom of the pie shell following with half of the raspberries on top of them.
• Sprinkle the berries with half of the sugar mixture.
• Repeat with another layer of currants following with layer of raspberries and sprinkling the remainder of sugar mixture.
• Add the lemon juice.
• Roll out the smaller rectangular piece of dough into an oval shape, roughly 254 mm x 203 mm (10.5" x 8"). Using a ruler and pizza or pastry cutter, cut nine 19 mm (3/4") strips.
• Arrange woven lattice decoration with 5 lattice strips spaced evenly in one direction, and another 4 at a 90° angle. Use the egg white to moisten the dough under each strip.The easiest way to weave the lattice is to gently curve back every other lattice strip. The 2nd and 4th strip curve back to just pass the center and place another strip perpendicular on top. Now uncurve the two strips so they lie flat on top of just inserted perpendicular strip. Now curve back the strips 1,3 and 5 and place another strip perpendicular on top. Follow with uncurving them flat. Turn the pie 180° and repeat the process with two more strips.
• Trim each strip to 13 mm (1/2") overhang and tuck it under the crust border, press it down to adhere.
• Lightly beat an egg yolk and the cream.
• Brush the lattice and the border with the glaze.
• Preheat the oven to 218 °C (425 °F) for at least 20 minutes before baking.
• Set the oven rack at the lowest level.
• Bake the pie for 40 to 50 minutes. After 15 min of baking, protect the pie edge from burning with an aluminum foil ring.
• Cool the pie on a rack for a minimum of 3 hours before serving.

RED CURRANT AND RASPBERRY PIE

Steps:

• On a lightly floured surface, roll out 1 disk of dough to a 14-inch round, 1/8 inch thick. Fit dough into a 10-inch pie plate. Refrigerate or freeze until firm, about 30 minutes.
• In a medium bowl, gently toss together currants, raspberries, tapioca, lemon zest and juice, and granulated sugar to coat. Pour mixture into pie plate, piling fruit in center. Dot filling with butter.
• Preheat oven to 425°F. Roll out remaining disk of dough, as in step 1. Whisk together egg and milk. Brush edge of dough with some egg wash; place other round of dough on top, and trim to 1-inch overhang. Crimp edges; refrigerate or freeze pie until firm, about 30 minutes.
• Transfer to a parchment-lined rimmed baking sheet; cut a few steam vents in top of pie. Brush with egg wash, and sprinkle with sanding sugar. Bake 20 minutes. Reduce heat to 350°F. Continue baking until juices are bubbling and crust is golden brown, about 40 minutes more. Let pie cool completely on a wire rack before serving.

PATE BRISEE FOR RED CURRANT AND RASPBERRY PIE

Steps:

• In a food processor, pulse flour, salt,and sugar until combined. Add butter,and process until mixture resemblescoarse meal, 20 seconds.
• Pour 4 tablespoons ice water in asteady stream through feed tube, andpulse until dough just holds together;do not process more than 20 seconds. Ifdough is crumbly, add more ice water, 1tablespoon at a time.
• Divide dough in half. Flatten eachhalfinto a disk; wrap in plastic. Refrigerate, at least 1 hour or overnight. Doughmay be stored, frozen, up to 1 month.

PATE BRISEE (PIE DOUGH)

Steps:

• In the bowl of a food processor, combine flour, salt, and sugar. Add butter, and process until the mixture resembles coarse meal, 8 to 10 seconds.
• With machine running, add ice water in a slow, steady stream through feed tube. Pulse until dough holds together without being wet or sticky; be careful not to process more than 30 seconds. To test, squeeze a small amount together: If it is crumbly, add more ice water, 1 tablespoon at a time.
• Divide dough into two equal balls. Flatten each ball into a disc and wrap in plastic. Transfer to the refrigerator and chill at least 1 hour. Dough may be stored, frozen, up to 1 month.

JUMBLEBERRY PIE (SUMMER BERRY PIE)

Steps:

• To make pâte brisée:
• In a large bowl blend the flour, the butter, the vegetable shortening, and the salt until the mixture resembles meal. Add 2 tablespoons ice water, toss the mixture until the water is incorporated, adding more ice water if necessary to form a dough, and form the dough into a ball. Dust the dough with flour and chill it, wrapped in wax paper, for 1 hour.
• Roll out half the dough 1/8-inch thick on a lightly floured surface, fit it into a 9-inch deep-dish (1 quart) pie plate, and trim the edge, leaving a 1/2-inch overhang. Chill the shell while making the filling. In a large bowl toss together the berries, the cornstarch, 1-1/2 cups of the sugar, the lemon juice, the nutmeg, and the cinnamon until the mixture is combined well, mound the filling in the shell, and dot it with the butter bits.
• Roll out the remaining dough into a 13- to 14-inch round on a lightly floured surface, drape it over the filling, and trim it, leaving a 1-inch overhang. Fold the overhang under the bottom crust, pressing the edge to seal it, and crimp the edge decoratively. Brush the crust with the half-and-half, make slits in the top crust, forming steam vents, and sprinkle the pie lightly with the additional sugar. Bake the pie on a large baking sheet in the middle of a preheated 425°F. oven for 20 minutes, reduce the heat to 375°F., and bake the pie for 35 to 40 minutes more, or until the crust is golden and filling is bubbling. Serve the pie with the ice cream.