Irish apple pie with blackberries - this recipe from Avoca is divine! Avoca's "best ever" apple pie recipe blends together Bramley apples and gorgeous blackberries with a hint of cinnamon. If that's not enough to get your mouth watering, try topping your freshly baked apple pie off with some fresh cream, custard, or ice cream. To make an apple pie just like the pros at Avoca , check out this recipe: Sign up to IrishCentral's newsletter to stay up-to-date with everything Irish! Ingredients: For the pastry: For the coeliac pastry: Method: For the filling: Lightly grease a pie plate or loose-bottomed tart tin.
Peeling and thickly slice the apples, then place in a heavy saucepan with a couple of tablespoons of cold water and the sugar and cook gently on a low heat for 5-8 minutes or until the apple is just starting to soften. Transfer to a bowl and allow to cool slightly while you make the pastry. For the pastry: Beat the butter and sugar together until very soft and pale in color, this will take about 8-10 minutes.
Once the mixture is softened, tip in all the flour and very carefully mix until the butter and sugar have absorbed the flour. Add the eggs and continue to mix for a further 2-3 minutes or until you have a very smooth dough. This is quite a sticky mix, so place a little extra flour on the work surface, remove the pastry from the mixer and gently roll it in the flour to make two balls, one slightly bigger than the other, that will be your base.
Cover in cling film and r.
