Post No.136
Raspberry pie is an easy pie recipe. This can be made with a double crust, lattice or even like crumble topping. I made mini lattice crust fresh Raspberry pies in Muffin cups. The recipe below makes 6 mini fresh Raspberry pies. If you are lucky enough to have fresh Raspberries, this is a perfect recipe for Raspberry pie. A must try dessert recipe and it is easy to make with homemade pie crust and looks good
Ingredients
Pie dough recipe
1 ½ cups of all purpose flour
½ tsp sugar
¼ tsp salt
½ cup unsalted and chilled butter
¼ cup cold water
For the Filling
300 gram fresh raspberries
¼ cup sugar
¼ cup all purpose flour
1 tsp lemon juice
1 egg yolk (for glaze)
Method
Combine all the pie crust ingredients in a blender and pulse until combined. Drizzle cold water little by little and pulse again until the dough comes together into a ball.
Remove the dough from the blender and wrap in a plastic wrap and chill the dough for 2 hours.
Remove the dough from the fridge and roll out the dough until you can cut 6 circles about 5” in diameter. Butter the muffin tin and Press the dough into each cup.
Roll the remaining dough again. Use a pizza cutter to cut tiny strips of dough.
Combine the fresh Raspberries, flour, sugar and lemon juice in a bowl. Stir very well.
Divide the raspberry mixture between each cup.
Lay the strips across each mini pie. Brush each pie with egg yolk.
Preheat the oven to 350 degree. Bake the pies for about 20 minutes or until golden brown .
Remove the pies from the pan and cool completely on a rack.