South Australian Strawberry Pie

Name: South Australian Strawberry Pie
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 8-10 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1/2 lb beef suet, chopped; 3/4 lb raisins; 1/2 lb sultana (golden raisins); 3/4 lb granny smith apple, chopped; 3/4 lb currants; 3/4 lb brown sugar; 1/4 lb blanched almond, chopped; 1/2 lb combined lemon and orange peel, chopped; 2 lemons, grated and juiced; pulp of 1 vanilla bean; 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice; 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander; 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger; 5/8 cup brandy; 4 cups flour, sifted; 1 1/2 cups unsalted butter, cold and cut into small pieces; 2 egg yolks; 1 tablespoon superfine sugar; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 8 tablespoons ice water; 1/4 cup whipped heavy cream; 1/4 cup whole hulled strawberry; black pepper, to garnish

Submitted by AZPARZYCH

"Graham Kerr's creation for an Australian Christmas as seen on Galloping Gourmet. Found on Food Network, posting for ZWT. Recipe states: "*Mincemeat for pie needs to be made at least one month in advance"."

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Ready In:: 1hr 5mins
Ingredients:: 25
Serves:: 8-10

ingredients

Mincemeat
¹⁄₂ lb beef suet, chopped
³⁄₄ lb raisins
¹⁄₂ lb sultana (golden raisins)
³⁄₄ lb granny smith apple, chopped
³⁄₄ lb currants
³⁄₄ lb brown sugar
¹⁄₄ lb blanched almond, chopped
¹⁄₂ lb combined lemon and orange peel, chopped
2 lemons, grated and juiced
pulp of 1 vanilla bean
¹⁄₂ teaspoon ground nutmeg
¹⁄₂ teaspoon ground allspice
¹⁄₂ teaspoon ground cinnamon
¹⁄₂ teaspoon ground coriander
¹⁄₂ teaspoon ground ginger
⁵⁄₈ cup brandy
4 cups flour, sifted
1 ¹⁄₂ cups unsalted butter, cold and cut into small pieces
2 egg yolks
1 tablespoon superfine sugar
¹⁄₂ teaspoon salt
8 tablespoons ice water
¹⁄₄ cup whipped heavy cream
¹⁄₄ cup whole hulled strawberry
black pepper, to garnish

directions

Mincemeat: Make at least one month ahead. Mix together first 15 ingredients. Pack in sterile canning jars, pour in brandy, and seal according to jar manufacturer's instructions.
Pastry: Place flour in medium bowl. Make well in center of flour and add butter, 1 egg yolk, sugar, salt and 2 tablespoons of the water to the well. With fingertips, mix only these "well" ingredients together, then begin to work in the surrounding flour, adding ice water as needed. Once combined, knead several times and place pastry on a plate. Chill in the refrigerator for an hour or so
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cut pastry in half. Roll 1 half to fit a 10-inch pie pan. Prick all over with a fork. Cut parchment paper to fit inside pastry shell. Cover parchment evenly with dried beans or pie weights. Bake for 15 minutes. Remove paper and weights. Allow pastry to cool
Meanwhile, roll out the other pastry half so it is big enough to cover the pie. Fill the cooled pastry crust with mincemeat. Cover with unbaked pastry, crimp edges, glaze with the remaining egg yolk, and poke hole in center. Bake for 30 minutes until golden brown
Remove pie from oven and cool. Before serving, cover with whipped cream and then strawberries. Sprinkle strawberries with black pepper to enhance their sweetness.

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AZPARZYCH

Peoria, 41

I am a stay at home mom to two wonderful boys; Joshua (8years), Kaiden (5 years), and baby GIRL, Madalynn (19 months)!  I also have two fur babies (cats); Kobee, AJ; we had to put our youngest cat Sly down Jan 2014. :(. I am also married to my best friend, Jeff and have been since April 2005.  I love cooking, hate cleaning and will do whatever I can to get out of it!  I love grilling and baking.  I do most of the grilling at my house, and bake for almost a week straight at Christmas time!  I can make or will attempt just about anything, though I rarely make brownies, my husband's are the best!  Homemade breads are not my friend, so I am always working on bread baking. As for recipe ideas (besides zaar) Cooking Light Cookbooks are my favorites.  I love to make new meals and try new things; it is hard though because my husband is picky when it comes to veggies (and hates seafood); If it were up to him we would have baked-bread crumb chicken and white rice at least one meal a day!  Over the past couple years with zaar, I have found tons of new recipes my family normally wouldn’t eat but have been happily surprised with new favorites. I love to join in all of the tag games; I haven't been as present as I would like, but as soon as my Jeff is back from working in Ohio I will be back in full tagging mode! Cooking is my hobby and passion, I always like to host the family get togethers and volunteer for the potluck dishes.  Most of all though are my kids; being home all day with them is fun and challenging, but I wouldn’t trade it for any salary!!

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