Gooseberry Pie Supreme
- 2 (9 inch) pie crusts, recipe for 2 crust pie (choose your favorite)
- 6 cups gooseberries, washed and tipped
- 1 teaspoon freshly grated lemon rind
- 1 teaspoon orange extract
- 14 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 14 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg (add another 1/4 tsp if you like nutmeg)
- 1 cup sugar (if you want a less tart pie add another 1/2 c. sugar)
- 3 tablespoons minute tapioca
- 2 tablespoons cold butter
- Prepare your favorite 2 crust pie dough recipe.
- Cover and set aside.
- Gently crush 1 cup of the gooseberries with a potato masher.
- Fold the crushed and uncrushed berries together.
- Mix the sugar, tapioca, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, orange extract, and grated lemon rind in with the gooseberries.
- Let stand for 10 minutes.
- While berries are standing, roll out the pie crusts.
- Place bottom crust in a 9 inch pie pan.
- Pour gooseberry mixture into bottom crust.
- Use a paring knife to flake the butter over the pie mixture; top with the remaining crust.
- Pinch and seal the pie.
- Vent with 3 slits in the middle of the pie shell.
- Bake at 425 for 10 minutes, then lower temperature to 350 and bake another 30-35 minutes.
pie crusts, gooseberries, freshly grated lemon rind, orange extract, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, sugar, tapioca, cold butter
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/gooseberry-pie-supreme-431707 (may not work)