Ingredients for about 8 people

• Pie Dough
• 1.25 cups flour
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• ⅓ pound butter, cold
• 1.5 tablespoons water, cold
• Filling
• 4 cups gooseberries, washed & trimmed
• ½ cup sugar
• 2.5 tablespoons starch, potato or corn
• Topping
• 1 vanilla pod
• 1 tablespoon sugar, fine
• 1 tablespoon lemon zest
• 1 cup crême fraiche

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
2. Dice the cold butter and mix with flour, sugar and water. Knead until fairly smooth and refrigerate for one hour.
3. Distribute dough into 4 pie tins. Bake at 400°F for 10 minutes.
4. While the dough is par-baking, wash and trim the berries then mix with the starch and sugar.
5. Remove the pie crusts from the oven. Distribute the filling among the 4 crusts.Bake at 400°F for 25 minutes.
6. While pies are baking, mix topping ingredients together.
7. Remove pies from oven. Let cool. Add a dollop of topping and serve.