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Ingredients
- For the crust:
- 2 1/2 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 2/3 cup half-and-half
- For the filling:
- 8 cups mixed berries, fresh or frozen (if using frozen berries, thaw completely)
- 2 cups sugar
- 1/3 cup flour
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
- 1/4 cup butter, cut into pieces
Preparation
Step 1
Make pastry:
Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt. Using a pastry blender, cut in shortening until mixture is crumbly. Add the half-and-half, stirring with a fork until the mixture is just barely combined.
Turn dough out onto a floured surface; knead 6-8 times, until dough forms a ball. Roll ⅓ of the pastry into ¼-inch thickness and cut into strips 1½-inches wide (reserve the rest of the dough). Place on a parchment-lined baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes or until lightly browned.
Make the filling:
Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees.
In a large bowl, combine the berries, sugar, flour, lemon juice, vanilla and almond extract. Let stand until sugar dissolves. Spoon half of the mixture into a greased 13x9-inch baking dish. Break the baked pastry strips into pieces and lay on top of the fruit mixture; top with the remaining berries. Dot with the butter.
Roll the remaining pastry dough into ¼-inch thickness and cut into 1-inch wide strips. Weave into a lattice over the filling. If desired, brush the pastry with additional half-and-half and sprinkle with sugar.
Bake for 50 minutes or until bubbly and golden.
NOTES
Half-and-half is a mixture of half cream, half whole milk. If you do not have access to half-and-half, feel free to use milk instead.