Raspberry Pie With Mascarpone Custard Food

RASPBERRY CUSTARD PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; transfer to a 9-in. pie plate. Trim crust to 1/2 in. beyond rim of plate; flute edge. Refrigerate 30 minutes., In a large bowl, beat eggs. Add sugar, flour, milk, vanilla and salt; mix well. Gently fold in raspberries. Pour into crust. For topping, in a small bowl, combine flour and brown sugar; cut in butter until crumbly. Sprinkle over filling. , Bake 10 minutes. Reduce oven setting to 350°; bake until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, 45-50 minutes longer. Cool on a wire rack. Refrigerate leftovers.

SUMMER FRUIT & MASCARPONE TART

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Unroll 1 pastry sheet, but leave it on the parchment. Place it on a baking tray, dust with 2 tbsp icing sugar, then cover with another sheet of parchment and another baking tray. Pour baking beans into the tray to weigh it down, or use empty cans. Bake for 30 mins, then check if the pastry is golden all over. If not, return for another 5 mins or so. Repeat with the other pastry sheet (or cook both together if you have enough trays). Once out of the oven, trim the edges with a large, sharp knife. Leave to cool.
• Softly whip the mascarpone, cream, vanilla and remaining icing sugar, then transfer half to a disposable piping bag fitted with a 1.5cm round nozzle (or just snip off the corner). Pipe blobs of the mascarpone cream over the surface of one piece of pastry, right up to the edges. Top with half the fruit and dust with a little icing sugar.
• Top with the second piece of pastry, more mascarpone cream (refilling the bag when you need to), the remaining fruit, a dusting of icing sugar and, finally, some mint leaves. Use a serrated knife to cut through the layers without squashing the whole tart. Best served within an hour or two, but leftovers will keep for up to two days in the fridge.

RASPBERRY CUSTARD PIE

Steps:

• Line a 9 inch pie plane with pastry; trim to 1/2 inches beyond edge of plate.
• Flute edges; set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, beat eggs.
• Add the sugar, flour, milk, vanilla and salt; mix well.
• Gently fold in raspberries; pour into crust.
• For topping, combine flour and brown sugar in a small bowl; cut in butter until crumbly; sprinkle over filling.
• Bake at 400 for 10 minutes.
• Reduce heat to 350, bake 45-50 minutes longer or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean.
• Cool on a wire rack.
• Refrigerate leftovers.

VANILLA CUSTARD WITH RASPBERRY MASH

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, heat the milk and vanilla bean to a boil over medium heat. Immediately turn off the heat and set aside to infuse for 10 minutes. In a bowl, whisk the egg yolks and granulated sugar until light and fluffy. Add the cornstarch and whisk vigorously until no lumps remain. Whisk in 1/4 cup of the hot milk mixture until incorporated. Whisk in the remaining hot milk mixture, reserving the empty saucepan.
• Pour the mixture through a strainer back into the saucepan. Cook over medium-high heat, whisking constantly, until thickened and slowly boiling. Remove from the heat and stir in the butter. Pour into individual dessert dishes and chill. Chill at least 2 hours or until ready to serve. (The custard can be made up to 24 hours in advance. Cover with plastic wrap if you are keeping it longer than that.)
• Raspberry Mash: Place 1/4 of a pint of raspberries in a bowl with the sugar and mash it with the back of a fork. Toss in the remaining 1/4-pint of raspberries and gently toss to coat.
• Whip the cream with the sugar and serve on the custard and mash.

RED RASPBERRY PIE WITH VANILLA CUSTARD SAUCE

Steps:

• For crust, blend flour, sugar, cinnamon and salt in food processor.
• Add shortening and butter and cut in, using pastry blender or turning food processor on and off until mixture resembles coarse meal.
• Blend in enough ice water to form moist clumps.
• Gather dough in a ball.
• Divide in half.
• Flatten each piece into a disk.
• Wrap in plastic wrap; chill for an hour before rolling out.
• For filling, mix all ingredients very well.
• Roll out bottom crust and fit into a 9-inch pie pan.
• Place raspberry filling on top (it seems like a lot, but play with it and pile those berries in there).
• Cover with top crust.
• Cut small slash in top to vent steam.
• Place pie on cookie sheet.
• Bake at 350 degrees until top is golden brown and juices bubble, about 1 hour.
• For sauce, in top of a double boiler, slightly beat egg.
• Mix in sugar and flour, then gradually stir in milk.
• Cook over simmering water until mixture is slightly thickened, about 10 to 15 minutes.
• Cool to room temperature, then add vanilla and salt.
• Refrigerate.
• This makes 2 1/2 cups of sauce.
• Serve sauce with pie.

CHOCOLATE RASPBERRY PIE

Steps:

• Line unpricked pastry shell with a double thickness of heavy-duty foil. Bake at 450 for 8 minutes. Remove foil; bake 5 minutes longer. Cool on a wire rack.
• In a saucepan combine sugar and cornstarch. Stir in the raspberries, bring to a boil over medium heat. Boil and stir for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat; cool for 15 minutes. Spread into shell; refrigerate. In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla until fluffy. Fold in whipped cream. Carefully spread over raspberry layer. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
• Melt chocolate and butter; cool for 4-5 minutes. Pour over filling. Cover and chill for at least 2 hours. Store in the refrigerator.

RASPBERRY CUSTARD CREAM PIE

Steps:

• Prepare and bake a single pie crust shell. Set aside.
• In a medium saucepan, combine flour, 1/2 cup sugar and the salt; stir to mix well. Add 2-3 tablespoons milk to sugar/flour and stir to create a smooth paste; add remaining milk and stir to blend. Over medium heat, stirring constantly, cook pudding mixture until it begins to bubble; continue to cook 1 minute (mixture will be thick). Stirring egg yolks constantly, spoon a small amount pudding into beaten egg yolks. Pour egg yolks back into saucepan and stir well to mix. Return pan to heat and continue to cook until mixture thickens (very thick) do not allow to bubble. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla. Cool pudding.**.
• Whip cream until stiff peaks form. Stir approximately 1/4 whip cream into cool pudding mixture; fold in remaining whipped cream; spoon pudding mixture into baked pie shell, cover and chill pie for at least 1/2 to 1 hour to partially set.
• In a medium saucepan, crush berries with a potato masher; add 3/4 cup sugar, cornstarch and water, mix well. Over medium heat, stirring, bring berries to a boil (berry glaze will be clear and thickened). Remove from heat and cool. Spoon berry glaze over pudding in pie shell. Refrigerate 2 hours to overnight to completely set. Garnish with an additional dollop of whipped cream, additional fresh berries and a mint leaf as desired.
• *If using frozen raspberries, thaw berries before use and reduce water to 1/3 cup.
• **Finished product is a soft set pie. To create a firmer texture: Place 1 tablespoon cold water in small microwave safe cup, sprinkle 1/2 to 1 teaspoon unflavored gelatin over water and allow gelatin to soften. Microwave gelatin in 3-4 second intervals stirring after each interval until gelatin is dissolved. Stir gelatin into cool (not cold) pudding just prior to folding in whipped cream.

PEACH-MASCARPONE CREAM PIE

Steps:

• Chill uncooked pie crust (in pie pan) in the freezer for 15 minutes.
• Combine the peaches, 2 tablespoons sugar and flour in a mixing bowl; mix well then set aside.
• Combine the egg yolks and 2/3 cups sugar in the top of a double boiler set over, barely simmering water.
• Whisk the yolks until they are thick and lemon-colored (about 7-8 minutes).
• Remove from heat and whisk in the cream and vanilla.
• Set aside for 10 minutes to cool.
• Preaheat oven to 375°.
• Put the mascarpone and 1/2 cup of the custard in a large bowl; blend briefly using an electric mixer.
• Blend in the remaining custard, 1/2 cup at a time, until all the custard is added.
• Transfer the peaches to the chilled pie shell, smoothing the fruit with a spoon.
• Slowly pour the mascarpone custard over the peaches.
• Using a fork, move the peaches around slightly so that the custard flows under and around them.
• Place the pie on the center oven rack and bake for 10 minutes.
• Lower the oven temp to 350° and continue baking for about 35 minutes or until the custard is set and the top is golden brown, though perhaps not uniformly so.
• Rotate the pie 180 degrees about 15 minutes before it is finished baking.
• To check for doneness, give the pie a little nudge; the filling shouldn't seem soupy at the center.
• Transfer the pie to a wire rack and let cool.
• Serve barely warm or at room temperature; or cover the pie with foil and refrigerate and serve cold.

BAKED RASPBERRY CUSTARD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Butter a deep-dish pie pan.
• Spread raspberries into the prepared pan and top with 1/4 cup white sugar.
• Blend milk, eggs, 1 1/4 cups white sugar, flour, unsalted butter, vanilla extract, and salt together in a blender until smooth and creamy; slowly pour over raspberries. Sprinkle coarse sugar over the floating raspberries.
• Bake in the preheated oven until custard is raised in the middle and top is lightly browned, 45 to 50 minutes.