Gooseberry Pie
Ingredients
Directions
The book says “a hot oven”. The 400°F (200°C) in the steps is the modern equivalent, not the book's own figure.
Prepare
Put the gooseberries in a saucepan and stew for 10 to 15 minutes.
Line a pie pan with the pie crust.
Add the stewed gooseberries and sweeten to taste.
Bake
Cover with another layer of crust and bake in a hot oven at 400°F (200°C) until golden.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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What each ingredient does
- Gooseberries
- Provide the tart fruit that forms the pie's filling.
- Sugar
- Sweetens the tart gooseberries to taste.
- Pie crust
- Forms the base and top layer that enclose the filling.
The step that matters
Stewing the gooseberries. Gooseberries release liquid and soften as they cook. Stewing them before filling the pie lets you judge sweetness and reduces excess moisture that could make the crust soggy during baking.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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