Hello! Magazine UK – 19 August 2019

GOOD

ENOUGH

TO EAT

Ourrecipesaretakenfrom

LeonHappyBakingbyClaire

Ptak– whocreatedtheDuke

andDuchessof Sussex’s

weddingcake– andHenry

Dimbleby,whoco-foundedfast

foodchainLeonontheprinciple

thatfoodthattastesgoodcan

doyougood.Amongthebakes

aresugar-,dairy-,wheat-and

gluten-freerecipessowecan

allenjoya littlesomething.

Leon HappyBaking(Conran

Octopus, £16.99). Visit leon.co.

“Sourcherriesarea favouritepie
fillingin America.Theygrowin the
UKin manybackgardensbutare
rarelyfoundin supermarketsasthey
don’ttravelwell.If youcan’tfind
freshcherriesusefrozen Morello
onesinstead.”

INGREDIENTS

• 350g/12ozshortcrustpastry
  (shopboughtor homemade)


• Butter,forgreasing


• 500g/1lb2ozfreshor frozen
  pittedsourcherries, preferably
  Morello
  
  
  • 200g/7ozcastersugar
  
  
  • 4 tbspcornflour
  
  
  • A pinchof salt
  
  
  • 1 free-rangeegg
  
  
  • A littlemilk
  
  
  
  

1 .Rollouthalfofthepastryinto

a circlelargeenoughtolinethe

piedish.Pressthepastryintothe

baseandupthesidesofthedish

(don’ttrimtheexcesspastryyet).

Transfertothefridge.

2 .Rolltheremainingpastryinto

a rectangle3mm/^1 / 8 inthick.

Place it on a baking tray lined

withbakingpaperthentransfer

tothefridge.

3 .Preheattheovento200°C,

400°F,Gas6.Greasea 20-23cm/

8-9inpiedishorflutedtarttin.

4 .Forthefilling,placethe

cherries,sugar,cornflourand

saltintoa bowlandtossto

combine.

5 .Removethepiedishfromthe

fridgeandfillwiththecherry

mixture.Trimtheedgesofthe

pastrytotherimofthedish.

Removetherectangleofpastry

from the fridge and use a small

knifetoslicethepastryinto

2cm/¾instrips.Arrangeoverthe

cherriesina latticepattern.

6 .Cracktheeggintoa smallbowl

andadda fewdropsofmilk.

Whisktocombine.Usinga pastry

brush,carefullycoatthelattice

witheggwash.

7 .Transferthepietothe

preheatedovenandbakefor

aboutanhour,witha largepiece

ofkitchenfoilunderneathto

catchanydrips.Thepieis ready

whenyouseethefruit filling

bubbling through.

CLAIRE’SCHERRYPIE

Serves 8 Preparation time40 minutes Cooking time1 hour

‘Sourcherries

growin theUKbut

arerarelyfoundin

supermarketsasthey

don’t travel well’

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