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Berry heart pie

Whisper sweet somethings with this fruity filled pie

Whisper sweet somethings with this fruity filled pie

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Cooking Time

Cook: 30 Mins

Cooking Time

Serves: 10

Cooking Time

Price: £1.25 per serving

Nutritional Information

Each 117g serving contains

Energy
1185kj
283kcal
14%
Fat
15.2g
Med
22%
Saturates
6.1g
Med
31%
Sugars
16.4g
High
18%
Salt
0.29g
Low
5%
of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
1013kj/242kcal

Ingredients

20g butter

500g Frozen for Freshness Summer Fruits

100g caster sugar

1 vanilla pod, halved, seeds removed but not discarded

1tbsp cornflour

375g ready rolled shortcrust pastry

1 egg, beaten

100ml double cream (optional)

1tbsp icing sugar

Method

1
Preheat the oven to 190C/170C Fan/Gas 5. Melt the butter over a medium heat. Add the berries, caster sugar, vanilla pod and seeds, cornflour and 2tbsp water. Cover, bring to the boil and simmer for 5 mins, stirring occasionally. Pour into an ovenproof dish.
2
Roll out the pastry. Using a heart-shaped cutter, cut out 10 large hearts and 10 small ones. Brush them all with the egg wash, place the small hearts on top of the large hearts, then arrange on top of the mixed berries.
3
Bake in the oven for 20 mins until the pastry is golden and the berry middle is bubbling. Serve with a drizzle of double cream (if using) and dust with icing sugar.