
Main ingredients
- Fruit
Ingredients
Method
Ingredients
For the Pastry:
- 300g plain flour
- 150g unsalted butter
- 50g icing suga
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 - 2 tablespoons water
- 500g Le Creuset Ceramic Baking Beans (for blind baking)
For the Fruit Filling:
- 300g blueberries
- 300g blackberries
- 100g caster sugar
- ½lemon, juice and zest
- 2 tablespoons corn flour
For the Topping:
- 100g flour
- 50g unsalted butte
- 50g caster sugar
- 100g blanched hazelnuts
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Method
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1First, make the pastry. Measure the flour into a large bowl before cutting the butter into cubes. Using the tips of your fingers, rub the butter into the flour to form a breadcrumb texture. Sieve in the icing sugar and stir through.
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2Add the egg yolk and water and bring the mixture together to form a soft dough. Wrap in clingfilm and place in the fridge to chill for 30 minutes.
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3Preheat the oven to 180˚C/ Fan 160˚C/ Gas Mark 5. Remove the pastry from the fridge and allow to soften slightly. Roll out the pastry on a floured surface just bigger than casserole. Lightly grease the dish with a little butter and lay in the rolled-out pastry. Allow the pastry to overhang the edges of the casserole and trim off the excessive pastry - reserve for decoration.
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4Prick the pastry with a fork and line with parchment paper and fill with the ceramic baking beans. Bake for 20 minutes, then remove the baking beans and return to the oven for a further 5 minutes until the pastry is golden.
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5Combine the fruit filling ingredients in a large bowl before spooning into the baked pastry case, before making the topping.
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6Sieve the flour into a large bowl and rub the butter in using your finger tips to form breadcrumbs. Stir through the sugar. Blitz the hazelnuts in a food processor until finely chopped before adding to the crumble mixture.
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7Sprinkle the crumble topping over the fruit evenly. With the pastry off-cuts, make pretty floral pie toppers. Bake in the oven for 30 minutes until the crumble topping is golden and the fruit bubbling.
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8Serve with ice cream, cream or custard.
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9Cook's Notes If you can't get hold of fresh fruit, frozen fruit will work well too. Ensure the fruit is defrosted in a colander to remove excess liquid and add an extra tablespoon of corn flour to soak up any extra moisture.