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blackberry and apple pie
© David Loftus

blackberry and apple pie

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This is the best apple pie in the world. You can’t go wrong with Bramley cooking apples, delicious blackberries and stem ginger. The cooking time can depend on how freshly picked the apples are, so the best thing is to cook them until they’re softened first. And I don’t know if you’ve noticed this, but blackberries in shops never seem to taste of anything these days unless they’ve just been picked from a local grower – so do try to get fresh ones if you can, or pick your own straight from the bush!

First, make your pastry dough, wrap it in cling film and rest it in the fridge for at least half an hour. Then preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/gas 4. Put the butter and sugar into a saucepan and, when the butter has melted, add the apples, stem ginger and a tablespoon of the ginger syrup. Slowly cook for 15 minutes with a lid on, then add the blackberries, stir and cook for 5 more minutes with the lid off.

Meanwhile, remove your pastry from the fridge. Dust your work surface with flour, cut the pastry in half and, using a floured rolling pin, roll one of the pieces out until it’s just under 1cm thick. (Rolling the dough between two layers of greaseproof paper will also stop it sticking to your rolling pin.) Butter a shallow 26cm pie dish and line with the pastry, trimming off any excess round the edges using a sharp knife.

Tip the cooled apples and blackberries into a sieve, reserving all the juices, then put the fruit into the lined pie dish so you have a mound in the middle. Spoon over half the reserved juices. Brush the edge of the pastry with beaten egg. Roll out the second piece of pastry, just as you did the first, and lay it over the top of the pie. Trim the edges as before and crimp them together with your fingers. Brush the top of the pie with the rest of the beaten egg, sprinkle generously with sugar and the cinnamon, and make a couple of slashes in the top of the pastry.

Place the pie on a baking tray and then put it directly on the bottom of the preheated oven for 55 to 60 minutes, until golden brown and crisp. To serve, slice the pie into portions and serve with a generous dollop of custard.



• from Jamie at Home

ingredients


• 1 x old-fashioned sweet shortcrust pastry recipe
• 50g butter, plus extra for greasing
• 100g golden caster sugar, plus extra for sprinkling
• 2 large Bramley apples, cored, peeled and each cut into 16 wedges
• 4 Cox apples, cored, peeled and each cut into 8 wedges
• 1 heaped tablespoon chopped stem ginger, in syrup
• 150g blackberries
• 1 large free-range or organic egg, beaten
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

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1. by GS on Wed 12 Oct 2011 @ 05:19

OH my! This was my first attempt at making a pie (any pie) and it turned out SOOOOOOOOOO good. Thank you So much!

2. by dilendra prasad pant on Fri 23 Sep 2011 @ 11:07

i'am from nepal i believes this recipe is amazing

3. by Nelmarie on Fri 23 Sep 2011 @ 00:57

Excelente programa, espero hacer pronto esta receta y darle mis comentarios,me encanta verlo sobre todo por que el trasmite mucha alegria al cocinar con cosas cotidianas.. Gretting from venezuela Jamie

4. by bethnny on Thu 22 Sep 2011 @ 17:54

Maravilloso programa, desde Ecuador la mitad del mundo con mis mejores deseos para el chef dulce,salado, cítrico, picante. Tienes todos los sabores y los compartes combinándolos maravillosamente con tu corazón y el entusiasmo por mejorar el Mundo desde tu Profesión. Gracias, por tanta alegría que alimenta, Dios te bendiga.

5. by maria luja ortiz on Thu 22 Sep 2011 @ 17:24

Adoro a jamie lo veo siempre en tv.pero si entro a la pagina las recetas estan en ingles no las pueden escribir tambien en español?Me encanta como cocina lo amo es divino ,besos jamie soy de argentina.

6. by DRJMA on Thu 22 Sep 2011 @ 16:55

I made it with putting some honey with the filling as well, and found the final cooked product (the filling) more dense and creamer. Thanks for the recipes.

7. by Carol and Katy on Sun 21 Aug 2011 @ 20:33

Hugely disappointing! Puzzled at how popular this dish is.The stem ginger seemed to overpower the flavours, providing an unpleasant, sickly contrast to the fresh fruit and leaving a nasty after taste.

8. by rosanna on Fri 15 Jul 2011 @ 14:45

Hi I have the recipes for pasta brisè Jamie.Grazie.<br /> re

9. by mollie on Sat 25 Jun 2011 @ 22:01

i tryed this at school and it was lush i gave it to my mum n dad n they realy enjoyed it

10. by Ivonne on Sun 12 Jun 2011 @ 06:52

Hello!<br /> This recipe is fantastic, lovely,amazing. Congratulations.

11. by Gadgetgal on Sat 19 Feb 2011 @ 15:29

Was having a dinner party and took a risk of making this- never made it before.It was simply delicious.Everyone loved it.Brilliiiiannnnnt!.xx

12. by halaali on Sun 07 Feb 2010 @ 01:19

i just wanted to say this is my first time to bake a pie and i'm so proud of myself!!Jamie i love u.. I'm not even a huge pie fan but this pie is awesome, delish, yummi,classy and its perfect ..everyone loved it including my mom, brother and cuzn who is one of th reasons i made this pie he is here for a visit from Toronto..and we are all not big on pies ,,i didnt have any ginger but still th best pie i ever had ..honestly i made it with Jamie's own old fashioned sweet shortcrust pastry recipe ... HEAVEN ..xoxo

13. by camilladss on Thu 31 Dec 2009 @ 17:08

I just cooked the apple pie. The recipe worked perfectly. Just changed some ingredients for the ones I had at hand and it worked fine. Instead of berries, hard to find in Rio (Brazil), I used strawberry pulp (frozen). And used nutmeg for the filling. Liked the result. So, Jamie, thanks for making cooking look so much easier that I thought. Learning from you is changing my opinion and making fun something I used to dread. Thank you!

14. by Mariana on Tue 22 Dec 2009 @ 20:44

Hey Jamie! I'm from Brazil and I just love watching your show! I'm baking this pie right now and I'm sure it tastes delish! Greetings from South America! xoxo

15. by Mervat on Sun 04 Oct 2009 @ 19:48

I'd like to say that Jamie Oliver made me like cooking , he is so spontaneous and all my family like him.

16. by fruitfantast on Fri 28 Aug 2009 @ 14:28

Hi!
Mulberrys of the species; White Mulberry (Morus alba L.), Black Mulberry (M. nigra L.), American Mulberry, Red Mulberry (M. rubra L.). Hybrid forms exist between Morus alba and M. rubra are NOT highly toxic, infact they're very tasty and could probably work instead of blackberries. But mulberries are not as tart as a blackberry.

17. by Eva on Thu 16 Jul 2009 @ 23:02

Hello,

I must say it's absolutely 'delish', though had some trouble with laying the bottom layer... :)

Two thumbs up!

18. by andreea on Tue 16 Jun 2009 @ 11:47

ok,I'm from Romania and I really love your recipes and this in particular,I surprised my fiance with your recipes and also I suprised myself,we love you Jamie!

19. by Tara R Boomdeay on Thu 28 May 2009 @ 01:25

Steve, you saud that you would let us know how it went, but you didn't. I wonder if you and your girlfriend went Tescos.

20. by Little Chef on Tue 05 May 2009 @ 08:28

I tried this recipe but it didn't tickle my fancy. Not sure why... I'm more of a plain apple pie person though I guess.
My friends really liked it and couldn't believe that Im only a teenager! Good one Jamie!

21. by kelly <<3 on Thu 30 Apr 2009 @ 19:15

heyy jamie
gd recipe gonna mke it 1 day
keep up the good work!! :) :)

22. by Mildred Hapoleensegala on Wed 22 Apr 2009 @ 16:44

oh my goodness, Jamie this is such a wonderful pie, you are incredible, this pie saved my marriage. My husband wanted a divorce so i made him this pie, he then took me in his arms after one bite and told me that theres no need to move out now i can make this pie, thank you so so much, it really is much apreciated. Nice work young lad.

23. by Rob on Sun 19 Apr 2009 @ 12:48

I don't have a girlfriend - but i am going to make this pie anyway

24. by Nerys Beasley on Fri 20 Mar 2009 @ 17:01

WOW....what can I say the best apple n' blackberry pie ever.......in fact i'm making two more right now!! Great recipe!!

25. by STEVE! on Wed 11 Mar 2009 @ 17:30

hi jamie!! :) we gunna make your pie now.me and girlfirend go tesco (sorry not sainsburys) let you know how it go

xx peace

<3 love you jamie

26. by james on Sun 08 Mar 2009 @ 03:37

hello. i like this pie. thankyou

27. by Tara R Boomdeay on Thu 05 Mar 2009 @ 17:52

It will not work with Mulberries - they are highly toxic.

28. by Divya on Mon 02 Mar 2009 @ 13:01

Hi!! I stay in India and we dont get blackberries out here.. i have mulberries in my garden though. do you think that would work??

29. by Alp Gungor on Fri 13 Feb 2009 @ 06:50

Looks delicious from here !!
Extremely easy recipe
Thanks Jamie

30. by luan on Wed 21 Jan 2009 @ 11:12

cheers jamie best pie around i was in a world of my owne when i took a bit cheers

31. by claudia27 on Mon 05 Jan 2009 @ 10:46

Hi Jamie!

can you tell me, where can i get this baking form, that you´ve used for this amazing pie ?

32. by GUIL SECCHIN on Fri 05 Dec 2008 @ 20:20

HI MAN,
DID IT WITH NICE HOME BANANAS AND CINAMON IT TURNED OUT DELICIOUS !!!
CHEERS!

33. by Sharmala on Tue 02 Dec 2008 @ 10:10

hi jamie! i just tried the pie today after watching your show on tv.

i made a few substitutions with what i could find in the pantry. the pie turned out absolutely fabulous though it was my first time! my parents both loved it.

i substituted cooking apples with regular apples, blackberries with black seedless grapes, white castor sugar with brown sugar and left out the lemon zest and stem ginger.

34. by Brian on Sun 30 Nov 2008 @ 17:54

Jamie
made this with my boys today. Our first time baking together, usually do typical lads stuff but I have to say this is a great wet weather activity. Pie was excellent and dare I say it.....better than my Mums. Excellent site Cheers

35. by liz turnip on Sat 29 Nov 2008 @ 16:49

Hi - I tried to make this pie using potatoes instead of apples - disappointing really - not that nice at all I'm afraid.

Liz

36. by rolly on Fri 28 Nov 2008 @ 21:54

I like blackberry and apple pie !!!!!! tank you....

37. by Shpresa on Sun 16 Nov 2008 @ 19:14

although I haven't got an experience with cooking I will try to make this... even if it fails.. =] it looks like worth of trying..

38. by stephanie thackeray on Mon 13 Oct 2008 @ 09:33

that looks reli nice and i would to make it for my family and friends
and i think you are a reli good cook

39. by tfly36 on Wed 08 Oct 2008 @ 21:06

I like the sound of this recipe but is it possible to make individual pies and can I freeze them and should I cook them before freezing

40. by SusanneH on Mon 22 Sep 2008 @ 14:02

I made this pie yesterday. It came out the best looking pie I ever made:
http://www.jamieoliver.com/bloggers/viewtopic.php?id=34979
(Uploaded a picture there)

I truly love it, but would add a few more blackberries next time (just love those little suckers a LOT - so maybe would opt for 200 g).



41. by pie HATERS on Wed 17 Sep 2008 @ 14:28

I HATE THIS PIE.
DONT EAT IT
ITS DISCRASFULL
HAD ME BARFING FOR 18 MONTHS
--- MORE THAN A YEAR ---

42. by Isabelle on Sun 13 Jul 2008 @ 16:34

Hi Jamie!
I've made this pie today with my mom, because we have blackberrys from our own garden. Actually it's very easy to make! I think the ginger adds a very good taste to the pie. Well done!

43. by jeanette on Tue 01 Jul 2008 @ 13:46

Jamie is the temperature the same if I'm using a fan oven ?

44. by daniel gibson on Tue 01 Jul 2008 @ 09:33

yes blud wasa gwannin ! straight up bare gd recipe ! peace owt ! love n respect

45. by Jo on Sun 29 Jun 2008 @ 19:54

This pie was delicious.... a must make!

46. by Gabi on Wed 11 Jun 2008 @ 19:03

this pie is soooooo wonderful I dream with it!!!

47. by AZUCENA ROJO MERAYO on Mon 09 Jun 2008 @ 14:15

Me dan ganas de llorar, no se ingles. Adoro su forma de cocinar, tomo nota de todas sus recetas en Canal Cocina y cuando intento ver en Internet, sorpresa todo en ingles.
Seguire con Canal Cocina.
Un saludo.

48. by Anna on Thu 22 May 2008 @ 19:02

Hi Jamie, thanks for a great recipe- I love your work! I've just put the pie in the oven, tastes great already. One question though: I found it difficult to lay the top layer of the dough evenly on top of the pie- do you have any special trick for this? I'm not much of a pastry maker as yet.. Thanks in advance, keep up the good work!

49. by Despina on Wed 30 Apr 2008 @ 00:51

AMAZING! YUM! Impressed Hubby and family. this recipe is a keeper :)

50. by natasha on Mon 24 Mar 2008 @ 11:45

Just lovely!
I have all of ur books but unfortunatly not 2 much time to have fun preparing some food from them....but i'll do my best this weekend!

51. by Hannah on Mon 17 Mar 2008 @ 18:04

I made this pie and IT WAS FABULOUS! Wicked recipe!

52. by Tracy Ralph on Sat 15 Mar 2008 @ 09:37

I really like your recipe for the blackberry and apple pie I like cooking very much even though i am only eleven i do a lot of baking at home and I love your show and your recipes From Tracy

53. by j c on Sat 15 Mar 2008 @ 04:43

love the recipe. keep on cooking

54. by Terra on Fri 14 Mar 2008 @ 03:46

I want to make this just reading it I think I'll try it, BTW Jamie my friends and I used to watch your show just to watch a hot guy cook. I think its sexy when a man can cook. Keep Doing what your doing.

55. by valerie waller on Sat 08 Mar 2008 @ 13:04

as nathaneal ealier i sawe this on tv the next day i went to buy the ingredients but never got round to but i.m just about to try it as i am taking it to a dinner party tonight! i'll let you know how it goes.

56. by Connor MacNeil on Fri 07 Mar 2008 @ 03:21

Jamie, what can I say mate!? Truly inspiring dish, loved it, pastry was bang-on, the family loved it.

57. by morinn on Thu 06 Mar 2008 @ 19:06

Hi Jamie! I think you are truly a genius. And what can I say, your recipes simply rock!

58. by Nathanael Fish on Fri 29 Feb 2008 @ 19:30

I don't tend to do a lot of home cooking, but I saw Jamie Oliver on t.v a couple of weeks ago making this apple and blackberry pie. I was inspired to make it for myself today and it was superb!! thanks for the inspiration

59. by Lorna on Fri 29 Feb 2008 @ 02:41

Lovely, traditional fruit pie, a great combination and the pastry wasn't has hard to make as I thought it would be! Well done, Jamie.

60. by Yui on Thu 28 Feb 2008 @ 13:02

hhhhhhhhhhhheeeeeeeeeeellllllllllppppppppppppppp

61. by dog on Thu 28 Feb 2008 @ 13:01

it is a really good recipe, it help me think of something to make...

62. by azra on Wed 27 Feb 2008 @ 16:58

really good recipe i really enjoyed making it well
done jamie hope to having more of yr recipes

63. by Helena on Thu 21 Feb 2008 @ 10:21

Greetings from Sweden! My husband loves apple pies an for Valentine's Day I made him your very delicious pie with blackberries. It was the best, thank you!

64. by Christina on Tue 12 Feb 2008 @ 13:26

Thank you very much, it made a big succees, or as we say in swedish: det var otroligt gott!

65. by BECKY on Mon 11 Feb 2008 @ 12:11

Made the pie for sunday lunch....what a hit...the pastry was just lovely. Will definately make this again!

66. by Sandy on Sat 09 Feb 2008 @ 03:10

Truly awesome flavor combination, tip: if you can't get stem ginger, the sweet pickled ginger slices work well instead,

67. by Aimee on Thu 07 Feb 2008 @ 19:29

I believe this recipe is amazing well done jamie i think the blackberries suit really well keep up the good work

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