Add grain sugar and brown sugar and cook the entire mixture. Fold in the refined flour and add lemon zest. Serve hot. Allow it For the pie dough Soft unsalted butter 500 gm Icing sugar 250 gm Eggs 5 Flour 1 kgMethodWhip soft butter and icing sugar in a bowl to make cream. Brush the edges of each pie with a slightly beaten egg. Bake this for 30 minutes at 200°C. l In a pan, add pineapple puree, pineapple chunks and sugar.Recipe courtesy: Nidhi Swaroop, home baker. Butter a pie dish and set aside. Add apples and sauté well. Cook in the preheated oven for 45 to 50 minutes, till the crust gets golden. Cream together butter and cocoa powder. Whip the cream until stiff peaks form and fold into the chocolate mixture. Pour brandy in the end.For apple pie Granny smith apple, diced 8Unsalted butter cupGrain sugar cupBrown sugar cupHand full of China High titanium iron particles 0-2mm Company raisinsCinnamon powder 1 tspShort crust pastry MethodPreheat the oven at 220°C. Wrap the dough and chill for 10-15 minutes before using. Garnish with almond flakes and cherry compote. Make some nice shapes with the leftover pastry. Spoon this mixture in a pie mould and heat. Add in pineapple essence and lemon juice. Add cornflour mixed with water and stir well. Serve. Reduce the temperature to 180°C and bake for another 15 to 20 minutes. Using a knife, stir in just enough of cold water to bind the dough together.Recipe courtesy: : chef Vijayant Rawat, Mosaic HotelsCherry berry pieIngredientsSweet paste baseRefined flour 300 gmButter 200 gmEgg 1Sugar 100 gm Lemon zestCherry fillingButter 100 gmSugar 100 gmEggs 2Cherry 100 gmRum 30 mlFive spices 5 gm Almond flakes 20 gmFlour 100 gmFillingMix all the ingredients and bake in an oven 180°C for 25-30 minutes. Take the pastry and divide it into two equal portions. Remove from the oven and set aside.Xmas spread is incomplete without the aroma of fresh pies wafting out from the oven. Brush it with honey before serving. Mix till it becomes a thick jam. Cook for 5 minutes. You may garnish with another cut of star on top of the pie.
Take a plastic bowl and pour all the dry fruits, add orange juice, apple cubes and spices and mix. Add flour fold into the mixture, don’t over mix. Line the dough in a pie mould, add 1 tbsp of mincemeat mixture into each mould. Spoon the mixture into the shape mould and bake in an oven for 25-30 minutes at 180°C. Set aside. Serve when cold. Press them. Take pie moulds and line them with short crust pastry. Put the mixture in the moulds and cover with strips of the pastry. Cool before releasing them from the muffin trays and dust with icing sugar. City chefs share some quick recipes of sweet and savoury pies Mince pie IngredientsFor fillings Red currant 450 gm Raisins 225 gm Sultanas 225 gm Black currant 125 gm Apple, cubed 275 gm Butter 220 gm Brown sugar 185 gm Mixed spices 5 gm Cinnamon powder 5 gm Brandy 125 ml Lemon peel 125 gm Orange peel 125 gmOrange juice Place the dough into the chiller to set. MethodSift the flour. Recipe courtesy: chef Rahis Khan, The Metropolitan Hotel & SpaHomemade pineapple pie IngredientsMilk for brushing on topSugar 1 tspFor filling:Pineapple, pureed 2 cupLemon juice 1 tspCornflour 2tbspPineapple, finely chopped 1 cup choppedPineapple essence 1/2 tspSugar 3/4 cup or moreWater 2 tbspMethodPreheat the oven at 200°C. Mix cream, butter and sugar. Slowly beat in slightly cooled chocolate. Glaze the mould with rest of the beaten egg, sprinkle caster sugar, then make a small cut on the top.Recipe courtesy: chef Pawan Bisht, Junglee BilleeChocolate marquise pieIngredients Bittersweet chocolate 70 gmHeavy cream 2 cups Butter 2 cups Sweet cream butterUnsweetened cocoa powder 1 cupEgg yolks 6Coffee granules cup Water 2 tbspWhite sugar 2/3 cupMethodIn a microwave, melt chocolate and stir until smooth. Add brown sugar and melted butter to the mixture.Recipe courtesy: chef Sukanta Das, Tamra by Shangri-La’s – Eros HotelApple pieIngredientsFor short crust pastryRefined flour 2 cupsCubed butter 100 gmCold water 1 cupSalt to tasteMethodPut flour and salt in a large bowl and add butter. Brush the top with milk and sprinkle sugar on top. Place a pan on medium flame and melt butter. Add cinnamon powder and raisins. Roll in round shapes by placing between two plastic sheets, and place in buttered pie crust. Bake pies at 180°C for 15-20 minutes until golden brown.nb-huayi. In a separate bowl, beat eggs and dissolve instant coffee in water. Check until a skewer comes out clean. Remove the plastic wrap and spoon the filling inside the two halves. Add eggs and mix at low speed in a mixer. Use your fingertips to rub the butter into the flour until you have a mixture that resembles coarse breadcrumbs with no large lumps of butter remaining. Mix dissolved coffee and sugar with egg yolks until smooth. Add cocoa mixture. Keep the mixture in an airtight container over night at room temperature. Re-roll the pastry out and cut 7 cm lids to place on top of the mould and press them on top to seal
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