Apple Raspberry Pie with Rough Puff Pastry

Apple Raspberry Pie with Rough Puff Pastry // The Sugar Hit

Bubbling, berry-stained filling, spilling over the edges of a pie dish, bursting through a buttery, flaky crust. The bottom of the pastry just beginning to sog with bright red juice, the top burnished and shatteringly crisp. This is an Apple Raspberry Pie with Rough Puff Pastry, and it’s damn delicious.

 

This time last year (just over a year ago, actually, which is insane because it feels like yesterday) I was up after a night of barely any sleep, kept awake by nervous excitement. I was staying in a strange, gorgeous, one bedroom Air BNB apartment, which I’ve never since been able to locate again. I strapped on my cons, donned a pair of sturdy jeans, and a shirt, and started out in the chill morning air, on the 30 minute walk to my destination; a stranger’s house in the central Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy.

 

Apple Raspberry Pie with Rough Puff Pastry // The Sugar Hit

 

I walked down the barely-peopled streets, my breath ever-so slightly visible in the air, feeling that sense of invigoration that only getting around in the early-morning urban world can give. I walked past endless cafes, swank apartments, book stores, bakeries, chocolate shops and vintage stores. I stopped for a second to stare in a window at my dream couch. I glanced again and again at my phone, checking and double checking the map, making sure I was headed in the right direction. I mentally bookmarked where Gelato Messina and a few other awesome looking restaurants were, before finally turning the corner into a quiet street, and fronting up at the house.

 

Apple Raspberry Pie with Rough Puff Pastry // The Sugar Hit

 

That house was where I and a team of other lovely humans shot all of the photos for my cookbook. It was where I met the wonderful, very talented Caroline Griffiths, who was the straight up boss of the kitchen during that week. It’s awesome to see a friend who is so talented and hard working, release a book full of their own ideas, and that’s where the recipe for this pie comes from – Caroline’s book Incredible Bakespublished by Smith Street Books.

 

It’s a big, beautiful book, full of gorgeous recipes, and Caroline gives tons of tips and ideas for how to reduce the amount of sugar in your baking – which, I’ll be honest, is not a huge priority for me, but I can definitely see that a lot of people will love that!

 

Apple Raspberry Pie with Rough Puff Pastry // The Sugar Hit

 

This pie, in the book, is actually made with rhubarb, but it’s not exactly rhubarb season right now, so I subbed in some raspberries to provide the same tartness, and it worked unbelievably well. Because the real star, here, is that rough puff pastry topping. Slightly unusual, Caroline’s recipe uses yeast, which makes the topping super-puffy, almost halfway between a flaky pastry and a danish dough. Hella, hella good. Definitely recommend this one! And you can check out Caroline’s instagram here, and grab a copy of the book here.

 

xx Sarah.

 

NOTES: This book was sent to me by the publisher, but the opinions are all my own. Also, this post contains an affiliate link, meaning that if you click on it and buy the book, I will receive a small (<10%) commission.

Apple Raspberry Pie with Rough Puff Pastry
 
Recipe adapted with permission from Incredible Bakes by Caroline Griffiths, published by Smith Street Books 2016.
Author:
Serves: Serves 6
Ingredients
For the pastry:
  • 1 + ⅔ cup (250g) plain flour
  • 1 tsp yeast
  • pinch salt
  • 8oz (200g) butter, cold, cut into ½ inch (1cm) cubes
  • ⅓ cup (80ml) cold water
  • ¼ cup (60ml) cold milk
For the filling:
  • 1 oz (30g) butter
  • 3 large apples, peeled and sliced
  • 2 cups (450g) frozen raspberries
  • 1 orange, juice and finely grated zest
  • 2 tbsp rice malt syrup (replace with ⅓ cup sugar, if desired)
  • 2 tbsp cornflour (cornstarch if your in the USA)
  • 1 tsp mixed spice (aka pumpkin pie spice)
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten
Instructions
  1. To make the pastry, place the flour, yeast and salt into a large bowl. add in the cubed butter, and toss gently to combine - don't squish the butter.
  2. Add in the water and milk all at once, and toss the dough mixture together using your hands, slowly work towards pressing the dough together into a clump. You may need a touch more water or milk, but it should come together in a shaggy ball - don't knead: you want the butter to remain whole.
  3. Turn the dough out onto a floured surface, and pat into a chunky square. Roll out into a long rectangle about 30x15cm (11x6in), then fold in thirds like a business letter, before rolling out and folding again. Wrap the dough in plastic and chill for 30 minutes. Repeat this process twice.
  4. Make the filling while the dough is chilling a final time - heat the butter in a large saucepan, add the apples and cook until they're just beginning to soften. Add the raspberries, malt syrup, cornflour and spice, and stir, just until the raspberries are defrosted and the mixture is hot through, but not boiling. Pour the filling into a 9in/23cm pie dish and leave to cool.
  5. Preheat the oven to 180C/350F.
  6. Roll out the pastry to a large circle or square, ¼ inch or ½ cm thick. Slice into wide strips. Arrange the strips in a lattice pattern over the filling, and trim the edges.
  7. Brush the pastry, very lightly, with beaten egg, and then place the pie onto a lined baking tray (in case of drips) and bake for 20 minutes, then turn the oven down to 160C/320F for a further 15-20 mins.
  8. Leave to cool slightly, before serving warm with ice cream or whipped cream.
 

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