Albion Gooseberry Pie

Total Time: 2 hrs 45 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup boiling water
• 2/3 cup shortening
• 3 cups gooseberries
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon clove
• 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg

Recipe

• 1 pie crust: in bowl mix flour, baking powder and salt together.
• 2 set aside.
• 3 put shortening in a quart size bowl, pour boiling water over, with fork mix until creamy.
• 4 add flour mixture and mix into a dough.
• 5 chill 1 hour.
• 6 roll out for double crust 9 inch pie.
• 7 combine gooseberries, 1 cup sugar, and water and cook until berries are tender.
• 8 mix remaining sugar, flour, salt and spices together.
• 9 stir into gooseberries and cool.
• 10 preheat oven 450' degrees f.
• 11 pour into prepared pie shell, dot with butter, top with crust, seal edges, prick top with fork.
• 12 bake at 450' degrees f for 10 minutes.
• 13 reduce to 350' degrees f and bake 25 minutes longer.