berry pie 😋

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• 50 g flour (dough)
• 1¼ g yeast / baking powder (dough)
• ½ g cinnamon (dough) [optional]
• ½ g ground cardamom (dough) [optional]

first we are making a speculoos dough for the shortbread. sift the flour, yeast/baking powder, cinnamon and cardamom together (the last two are optional, only if you want to give a little more taste, perfect for fall and winter)

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• 25 g softened butter (dough)
• 7½ g powder sugar (dough)
• 25 g dark brown sugar (dough)
• ¼ pinch salt (dough)

add the pinch of salt, the butter and both sugars (powder sugar and dark brown sugar)

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sand the mixture with your fingertips

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• ¼ egg yolk (dough)
• 1½ tbsp milk (dough)

then add the milk and the egg yolk

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mix everything with a spatula (or a robot) until everything starts to stick together

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then do the rest of the work by mixing with your hands and form a smooth and homogeneous ball

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let it rest in the fridge for at least an hour

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now, we are making the vanilla cream that will fill our dough

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• 93¾ g milk (vanilla cream)
• ¼ tbsp vanilla extract (vanilla cream)
• 1¼ g vanilla bean (vanilla cream)

heat the milk, the vanilla beans and the vanilla extract on medium heat

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• ¾ egg yolk (vanilla cream)
• 11¼ g cornstarch (vanilla cream)
• 12½ g sugar (vanilla cream)

in a separate bowl, whisk the egg yolks, the sugar and the cornstarch to form a smooth mixture

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once the milk is hot, add about 1/3 of it to the sugar/egg yolk/cornstarch mixture and whisk again

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then add everything back into the pan and mix until the mixture starts to thicken

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• 10 g softened butter (vanilla cream)

pour it in a bowl and whisk the mixture with the butter until it forms a smooth mixture

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let it cool at room temperature

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• ½ gelatin sheet (glaze)

finally we are making a glaze. for this step, start by putting two gelatin sheets in a bowl filled with cold water

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• 31¼ g water (glaze)
• 23¾ g sugar (glaze)

at the same time, pour the water and sugar into a pan and bring it to a boil. 

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when the water sugar mixture is boiling, add the two soft gelatin sheets and mix until they dissolve.

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then let it cool in the fridge

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now, we are putting everything together. first, start by rolling out the dough until it is about a centimeter thick, (if your dough is to sandlike and doesn’t come together properly, add a little more milk).

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spread the dough on the pie pan and cook it for 20 minutes at 180°C or 350°F

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once the base of the pie has cooled down, fill it with the cream. (it’s easier to use a pastry bag for this step but if you don’t have one that’s fine)

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then top it with your berries and fruits (some ways to do it are on the picture)

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finally, microwave the glaze for it to turn liquid and drizzle it on the fruits using a brush

Enjoy your meal!