How to Make Cherry Pie - The Victorian Way

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Mrs Crocombe has been busy making an ornamental cherry pie, ideal for a late summer dinner. This dish is created using a brown bread biscuit paste and wholewheat flour instead of regular (as the nutty taste really compliments the cherries). She plans on serving this dish between the second course and desert, as a sweet entremet.
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INGREDIENTS
450g shortcrust pastry
4 eggs
100g wholewheat flour
450g cherries
100g butter
1tsp cinnamon
100g sugar
METHOD
1. Line the tin with brown paper and flour and construct the pie base and sides from shortcrust pastry. Put in the oven until almost cooked through.
2. Cream together butter and sugar, then add egg yolks and wholewheat flour
3. Whisk the eggs until they form peaks, add cinnamon and slowly mix everything together
4. Layer biscuit paste and de-stoned cherries into the shortcrust pastry pie base, ensuring that the top layer is cherries
5. Place in a moderate oven for between an hour and an hour and a half
6. Just before the pie has finished baking, create a lid from the remaining biscuit paste and sprinkle full of sugar to form a crust
7. Let the pie cool. Decorate with cherries and serve with jug of custard
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CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction
00:37 For this recipe, you will need…
01:11 Shortcrust pastry
01:33 Biscuit paste
04:22 Assembling the pie
06:27 Final decorations
07:32 Finished cherry pie

[@PokhrajRoy.]

“A jug of custard” sounds absolutely divine 👏🏽

[@AtenRa]

Right?! I'll just drink all of that, they can have the pie.

[@Nails_By_Kimberlee]

@@AtenRa hahaha, I was thinking the same. Just give me a spoon and watch me go!

[@suecollins3246]

OK, here's a good recipe. One litre of milk - start it on the boil with a good lump of butter - between 15 - 30mls - in it. In the meantime whisk 2 eggs, a good heaped 1/3 cup of sugar, about 10mls vanilla essence, 40mls flour and 40mls cornstarch or cornflour, whatever you call it in your country. Make a good paste of all this in a large bowl. As soon as the milk comes to boil pour it onto your paste and stir the hell out of it to stop it clumping. With a whisk. Switch the heat of and pour the whole lot back in the saucepan and let it just simmer slightly on residual heat. Lovely stuff.

[@Nails_By_Kimberlee]

@@suecollins3246 mmmm, sounds yummy! Thank you! ❤

[@saifullee4288]

I so need that custard recipe from Mrs. Crocombe.

[@Cationna]

The warm welcome from Mrs Crocombe brought a tear to my eye. How kind of her! She's strict but deep.down inside she's grown fond us in her own way, I'm sure ❤️

[@salaltschul3604]

Yeah, you know she likes having us around. Even if we might get under her feet in the kitchen.

[@kevinbyrne4538]

She likes us -- just as long as we remember our place.

[@jhwheuer]

Ah projection, ye quiete comford.

[@donnakawana]

Do you think Mrs. Crocombe can make treacle tarts??? Wud love her recipe for it. Or just to see if she will cook it?? ✌🏼💗😊❣️

[@kevinbyrne4538]

@@donnakawana -- Treacle tart was created late in the 19th century, so perhaps too late to be part of Mrs. Crocombe's 'repertoire'. Also, it was probably not sufficiently elegant or sophisticated to be served at the masters' table. However, she has made simple dishes -- and there's no harm in asking.

[@deoxyplasmic]

Mrs. Crocombe is the real cherry on top.

[@KairuHakubi]

but when she leaves us for long stretches, it's the pits.

[@Imadeyoumad288]

@@KairuHakubi ☕️🐸

[@it_buddy]

Could we have an episode about how the courses for different meals work? I'd love to hear Mrs. C's perspective on that

[@AeonSaint]

I second that. :D

[@mdbissell]

Yes! A video on a complete Victorian dinner service would be most fascinating, even if we do not get to see how something is made, but how it would be served, and why things are served when and how they are served. It seems almost impossible to have a full "hot" meal that is being served in courses.

[@katcoe1079]

@@mdbissell they had warmers. So it would at least all be warm lol

[@IsaacIsaacIsaacson]

@@mdbissell The Victorians were smart. They had warmers - you filled them with hot coals and then set the food on top in the serving dishes

[@joshualau4070]

I second this. Maybe we could finally see Lord and Lady Braybrooke, and bring back Mrs. Warrick, Mr. Vert, Edgar, etc.....

[@Free_Samples]

Kathy has captured the hearts of so many people around the world as Mrs. Crocombe. I hope she knows how much she and her work mean to everyone. Every time a new Mrs. Crocombe video comes out I cannot wait to watch it.

[@akabga]

There was a time several years ago, other woman played Mrs. Crocombe. 😮 It was all wrong. It has to be Cathy. The internet has spoken.

[@christieintexas]

If she retires from playing her, she's going to break so many hearts....including mine.

[@kumottakun6089]

@@akabga what episode was this?

[@akabga]

@@kumottakun6089 It was years ago, I can’t even remember! It was an episode that had more acting and less cooking. But so many people were unhappy, I don’t think English Heritage made that mistake again. I remember this particular episode was before the interview they had with the actress who regularly plays Mrs Crocombe. The lady who interviewed the regular Mrs. Crocombe actress is the lady who played the defunct Mrs. Crocombe. That’s all I remember! Sorry! Hope this helps….

[@Adlerjunges83]

❤ I totally agree

[@amuthealmighty]

I love that the last shot shows how the cake looks after being cut open, really missed it in previous videos!

[@heatherjones6647]

Don't forget the autopsy shot of the inside of the pigeon pie. TMI for me!

[@sailorv8067]

​@@heatherjones6647THIS I will never forget, I'm sure! 😂

[@catflower_queen7497]

I always love those little facts and history we get about the different ingredients while she teaches us how to make each dish.

[@ricog8209]

Right. I never knew whole wheat flour was easier to produce than white flour because whole wheat is more expensive.

[@SamuelPCassemiro]

Cherrys are native of asian. There is a lot of fake history in the videos

[@thesimslover82884]

@@SamuelPCassemiro She's portraying a character, characters can make errors. Everyone believes stuff that isn't factual at one point in their lives. You have to remember Victorians didn't have Google, information wasn't as widely available.

[@SamuelPCassemiro]

@@thesimslover82884 We are not in the Victorian times.There's no scuse to promote false information with google in their hands.

[@polygonalfortress]

love the series

[@FlagCutie]

Knowing that people had to beat egg whites stiff by hand always makes me so happy I have an electric mixer!

[@lorifrank430]

Same! I want to cry when I see poor Mrs. Crocumb creaming butter and sugar with wooden spoon

[@Certainvie]

Growing up electric appliances aside from toasters microwaves and blenders were pretty much nonexistent, funnily enough I loved to bake and make new recipes any chance I got. Using manual tools was essentially my exercise and now I prefer it over electric tools 😂

[@ninaradio]

@@Certainvie Early in my adulthood I burned out the motor on a mixer and had to finish my Christmas baking by hand. I quickly found that I actually preferred the hand methods because it made way less mess, I could feel the difference between just right and overdone in a way I’d never even imagined, and, biggest surprise of all, 99% of the tasks weren’t actually any more difficult to do by hand than they had been when I’d learned to bake using my mom’s nice stand mixer. At that point, I’d had a hand mixer and was looking forward to graduating to a stand mixer…that Christmas I learned I’d rather use my money some other way. But whipping egg whites is the one task I truly do find easier with an electric tool. I have an immersion blender with a removable head that you can switch out for a whisk attachment, and that’s my go to for egg whites now.

[@blueblaze9862]

Then u should cry for me lol​@@lorifrank430

[@tom_something]

I don't think I've ever seen Crocombe so pleased to have a visitor to her busy kitchen. She must be in a good mood. Maybe there were no troubles with the rest of the staff today, or a brutal heat wave finally ended. Hmmm, according to Wikipedia, she didn't marry until after leaving Audley End. Crocombe is, after all, her maiden name. Maybe she had a pleasant walk with that fellow who manages the apples. I sensed some chemistry there in a previous video, and I ain't talkin' cider. I realize I'm totally failing the Bechtel test on that last one, but I feel like gossiping.

[@breeinatree4811]

Every time I hear Kathy say, "For this recipe you will need..." it just warms my heart.

[@TheWitchvortex]

I like this idea of second dessert. It's like a second breakfast

[@SandraNelson063]

This would actually make a nice breakfast, if there were any left over for the morning. Just warm it up in the oven and pour some custard on it. With a big mug of tea. Yum!

[@barb4645]

Interestingly this was a pudding course, like a sponge pud, tart etc. Dessert meant fruit and nuts perhaps eaten with knife and fork quite often. This is why posh folk call the sweet course pudding not dessert - because we don’t do 2 sweet courses these days, our sweet courses are usually closer to a pudding than a dessert

[@igcometa]

spoken like a proper hobbit

[@terminallumbago6465]

*Mrs. Crocombe stares straight at the camera* “Not forgetting the cinnamon.” It means somebody previously forgot the cinnamon, and you BETTER NOT forget that cinnamon.

[@psammiad]

Cherry pie and custard, served *before* the dessert course? That's some meal!

[@TheCynedd]

I cannot imagine anyone but Kathy Hipperson portraying Mrs. Crocombe😊👍 This recipe is more like what the southern USA would call a "cobbler" but the dish still looks delicious. I bought the the "Victorian Way" cookbook and it is wonderful.

[@cynhanrahan4012]

I was thinking the same thing, but my family's method of making cobbler was different, only one layer. I really want to try this.

[@redvelvetunderground]

eh, not really. a cobbler isn't made this way at all

[@MossyMozart]

@TheCynedd - Though Ms Hipperson appears in the videos, there are several Mrs Crocombe actors that work at the estate and apparently appear on alternate days.

[@SoddyGirl50]

This dish resembles what we call a cobbler here in Tennessee. The custard is actually baked with the cherries and pastry, instead of served separately. It looks delicious Mrs. C!!!!! I'm always happy to see a new video!

[@Godwinpounds4333]

Hi how are you doing?

[@mynamejeff3545]

If only this video'd come out sooner, now I've already baked a cake for my birthday. Ah well, maybe next year I'll make a Victorian cherry pie.

[@pennytrui1149]

Make one maybe on Christmas day or 31 december to celebrate new years lol. Just and idea 🤗

[@kousetsuhana]

happy birthday Jeff!

[@oevilone]

Every day can be your birthday if you think it is!

[@linneawahlund]

Or do as Mrs Crocombe, serve this cake "before the dessert is served"! Who's going to say no to TWO cakes?? Hahaha

[@Floridafanatic28]

Happy Birthday! It's my birthday today as well! What are the odds, lol?

[@donnar4261]

I love the idea of a dessert before the dessert

[@Godwinpounds4333]

Hello how are you doing?

[@fakenorwegian4743]

The casting directors in London, NYC and LA need to be aware of Kathy Hipperson!! She needs her own series.

[@akabga]

No! Then we won’t have our Mrs. Crocombe. 😢

[@barbieblues7639]

She doesn't do well with longer dialogue though

[@fakenorwegian4743]

@@barbieblues7639 And yet she still manages to do better than 90% of the actresses we see on the small and big screens. I saw the recent tea video. The writing was bordering on tedium. I think if given the opportunity she could rise to the level of story given to her. She is obviously talented and has a certain something validated by her popularity on this channel.

[@thesimslover82884]

@@barbieblues7639 You realize she does this in front of groups of people, right? What do you mean, she doesn't well with longer dialogue?

[@thesimslover82884]

@@fakenorwegian4743 I thought the tea video was great, that's how Victorians would talk back then.

[@Hellkitty1984]

~♡~ English Heritage should really think about making and selling the Victorian pie pans for the recipe book ~♡~

[@itwasagoodideaatthetime7980]

I'm not gonna lie, while most of the recipes are good (yes pigeon pie I'm look at you, you are disgusting!). I mainly watch these videos for the *SHADE.* 😎

[@Nails_By_Kimberlee]

*shudder* The dreaded pigeon pie. 😖

[@mmallick3224]

She is the one for whom without this channel can't survive.

[@That.Lady.withtheYarn]

Some people make the show/ movie. Like watching a tremors movie without the Burt character or play by someone else. Won't work

[@sophiebaines6768]

Who’s ready for the shade… better not use glacé cherries, only second rate cooks use them

[@stephaniel8164]

I love Mrs. Crocombe, she is so awesome!

[@Godwinpounds4333]

Hi 👋 how are you doing?

[@jennynicole7892]

Oh, how it warms my heart when I get to see a new video of Mrs. Crocombe ♥️🥰

[@jovrien]

OH MY GOD ANOTHER VIDEO FROM OUR FAVORITE KITCHEN SUPERSTAR 😍

[@PLuMUK54]

This reminds me of a cherry bakewell tart, using fresh cherries instead of cherry conserve.

[@monkeygirl55]

Yay! Thank you for showing a cut piece. I always like to see how it looks on the inside.

[@jgrady9553]

yes, need to have 'the reveal'!

[@IUmusicBoi]

I’m going as Mrs. Crocombe for Halloween this year 🥹…I love how MaryAnne is moving up the ranks…can we get a shade-off between Mrs. Crocombe and Ina Garten? 😂❤

[@wickidbloodymetalqueen7901]

Runs in and 🤗💕s Mrs Crocombe!!! You always come back when we need you the most

[@Pahedi]

Mrs Crocombe is an icon, a legend and an absolute queen. We love!

[@jenaifoster1220]

Does this give asmr to anyone else? I love watching her cook it’s so relaxing and gives off this fall comfy vibe ❤

[@NobodyOfTheTardis]

Oh the splooshy gritty sound you mean? If I close my eyes it sounds like a blob monster lurking somewhere.

[@sydneylam19]

Finally, Mrs Crocombe is back!

[@sweetnaomi56]

Always a good day when we get to see Mrs. Crocombe cooking the Victorian way!

[@Kim-bp1kb]

Ms. Crocombe being so patient mixing everything with just a wooden spoon. I would probably murder someone with the spoon if I had to mix everything by hand with it.

[@jenniferlynn3537]

This is why they drank so much!

[@cocacola7845]

I’m so excited! I have a few antique raised pie molds. I’ve been looking for more sweet recipes to used them for.

[@adedow1333]

I hope it turns out well!

[@miriamdruyan]

I was in Audley End kitchens two weeks ago, and I can confirm, this music played as I entered the kitchen. ...in my head anyway. Also, yes, I squeeed. Gratuitously. What an amazing job the historical interpreters do there!!

[@HotDamn85]

"a fatless sponge", that's what I would love people to call me. 😂

[@guccideltaco]

That was some "TV magic" whisking those egg whites; I've never seen them foam up to peaks in just a few seconds like that!

[@brandynstanton4121]

Notice that she whisks them in a copper bowl. Try that.

[@LoriSkees]

You have to love anything served with a jug of custard!

[@Knorkooli]

I wish there was more of these... I also love it when they have a story line to them.

[@hollish196]

I just realized that right-handed people turn the bowl in a different direction! One never knows what one will learn on this channel!! Sounds like a great recipe, too.

[@extrude22]

It’s more like a cherry cake with a pie crust than the type of cherry pie most viewers will recognise

[@amandagrayson389]

I agree. I was totally confused. It’s not a pie, it’s not a cobbler. I think the definition of ‘pie’ is a bit different than it is in the U.S. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@KatBurnsKASHKA]

@@amandagrayson389 I think this is the Victorian way. they would have had different ovens etc so it probably was easier to keep moisture in with a crusted top and sides etc

[@DickHolman]

@@amandagrayson389 See also Black Bun. Oatcake is another. :)

[@TheLadyLuck523]

It's also the dessert before the dessert! I love cherries. This looks delicious.

[@cglenn1457]

I agree, and I think it looks really good, but better served with a brandy sauce. I'm not too shocked it's so different. America is more known for cherry pie than Great Britain is.

[@thebluechimera]

Does anyone else just absolutely live for new details about the Crocombe Cinematic Universe

[@ainsleymcwhirter9108]

I hope English Heritage truly appreciates Ms. Crocombe. She’s the man draw on this channel, hands down.

[@triskerslake3763]

I think the moulded baking tin is rather attractive. Makes me want to go fossicking for antique cookware. Beautifully done.

[@missbackwoods]

Ty so much for the video, I love miss crocombe, but I feel like the videos are cutting out parts, I mean by this that previous videos would have shown her adding the last layer and even removing the pastry from the oven. It's part of the magic

[@njrib]

Not a drop of shade from Mrs Crocombe, but I don’t mind. Must have been a good day at Audley End!

[@mrsnatarella]

Oh finally!! I've wondered what dishes looked like cut into! So glad this one was sliced and presented at the end! ❤️

[@beebeb3524]

I love how decorating it for her is sticking it full of hair pins.

[@hannes8835]

This pie looks wonderful. I wish there would be a victorian catering service. ^^

[@ShellyS2060]

This was great! She had a "twinkle in her eye" and everything 🤩

[@leskaestrella263]

I love watching Mrs Crocombe and be cooking videos. Just the right amount of sweetness and dashes of shade here and there. Though, high-key, we all know she smacks the others to assert her dominance among the other house staff.

[@avesvani]

i'm excited! always makes my day better when i see mrs. crocombe

[@amym7825]

So happy to Mrs. Crocombe return!

[@natalieeis9284]

I would love a collaboration with Jamie Oliver and Mrs Crocombe. Perhaps a Christmas special.

[@Cent4man]

There would be serious drama

[@mrsspanner14]

Ugh god, no, I can’t bear Jamie Oliver. He’s not worthy to lick our Queen Crocombe’s spoon!

[@Zuendfunken]

Oh it looks so wonderful! 😮Well done, Mrs. Crocombe!

[@hollypierce3076]

That looks delicious, but to me it looks more cake like than pie! I am getting my recipes ready for Thanksgiving this year, and I am definitely going to be using some of Mrs Crocombes recipes!!

[@brittneyrussell1766]

Please, more Mrs. Crocombe!!!

[@rochelleb973]

Oh how I've missed our beloved Mrs. Crocombe🥰

[@lexi9598]

It's been 84 years! Happy to have Mrs. C back!

[@sharonsmith583]

A new Mrs Crocombe video! Brightened my day

[@Canadacrazy1258]

The pie looks so delicious. This is one of my fave channels.

[@619chrisoriginal]

Nothing better than these videos

[@London1869]

The original Great British Bake-Off

[@danielintheantipodes6741]

Mrs Crocombe is a total legend! Keep the videos happening! Thank you for this one!

[@KaseyK1975]

I love this series. I do wish this video showed all the steps but I love her just the same.

[@brendawhitehead7575]

This is so different from the cherry pies I'm familiar with. It's sort of like the "PieCaken" desserts that were popular a couple years ago. Fascinating how what's old becomes new again! It is my dream to one day visit Audley End house.

[@havanadaurcy1321]

There's a strudel Aldi makes with apple and berries which use her method. Along with a traditional DO NOT EAT HOT CHERRY STONES

[@OlivierDeSillegue]

I wonder if that shortcrust pastry makes a really hard shell around this pie. The way it is presented and made makes it look more like a pâté en croûte than a pie. ^^

[@Cornerboy73]

Always a pleasure Mrs. Crocombe, thank you ❤🍒🥧

[@suzanneroberge494]

That turned out beautifully.

[@Pureimagination200]

I just got your cookbook and love all the info in it plus the recipes for the modern day cook

[@BunnyFett]

I look forward to this series more than anything else on KZbin these days.

[@argeliadavilarendon2940]

This is just mesmerizing!

[@conniemcgee8547]

I absolutely love your videos, please keep them coming, I always look forward to seeing them 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@crowellovecraft7289]

cant imagine a world without MRs Crocombe

[@janet6167]

Mrs Crocombe is a welcome guest in my home, day or night! I adore this channel!!!

[@marsham333]

Having been off the Internet for a week, this was a most glorious surprise! I do hope it is a bright sunny day, with just a bit of shade.

[@amikireicraftstore]

Oh, I love her so much ♡ Can't wait for my book to arrive!!!!! ♡

[@karoleigharmstrong8568]

Always a sweet visit, with Mrs. Crocombe.

[@prachigawde5606]

I’m an Indian. But I look forward to these episodes! They are so interesting and well made. 😊

[@comet1227]

Are you forbidden from watching it?

[@OptimusWombat]

@@comet1227 they probably mean that this isn't the food they'd normally eat or even have familiarity with, but it's interesting to watch. Try not to be too offended by what people say, especially when they're ESL.

[@comet1227]

@@OptimusWombat So first you try to mansplain to me, then you go even further to assume what my question was about, and how I meant. I was LITERALLY asking THEM the question because I wanted to know. Mind your own business. You are the only that has offended me for asking a question. Try not to be to assuming by what other people say, especially when they're ESL.

[@OptimusWombat]

@@comet1227 how can I be mainsplaining something to you when I don't even know what your gender is? Neither your username nor your profile picture provide any clues, and this being the internet it could easily be misleading anyway. Why don't you put your _faux_ indignation where it belongs?

[@pavelow235]

Weird opening line....I'm a Celt from way back, maybe 2600 years ago.

[@gf4453]

Cherry pie before dessert? Heaven on earth!

[@kathrynmoore4071]

I get so excited when I see a notification come in that has Mrs. Crocombe in it!!

[@raraszek]

That looks splendid!

[@mariaboletsis3188]

Absolutely lovely!

[@theredrobin9402]

delightful!! go mrs crocombe

[@sapphirejade5029]

That pie looks SO beautiful!!🥺🥺

[@anaavanti6519]

I would love to see and episode with Lord and Lady Baybrook eating this wonderful food. An Audley End House series would be AMAZING!!! I adore this channel!! ❤❤❤

[@aaron5910]

This series is definitely one of my top comfort video series to watch especially when I'm feeling down or want to feel cozy

[@GoldCatPrincess]

Beautiful! Thank you so very much, Mrs Crocombe! 💖❤️💋

[@vernskid]

I have so missed these! Love them!

[@pupskin123]

Great video. Did the decorations have any special meaning as they looked like crests? 😊

[@onetwo7274]

Mrs Crocombe is the real MVP of this channel 😂😂💅💅💅

[@berylwhite2983]

absolutely lovely production! and wonderful recipe

[@thegreenmanofnorwich]

I do love the actress who plays Mrs Crocombe - she always manages to come across like a primary school teacher that you really like, but wouldn't dream of crossing.

[@claudiocavaliere856]

Absolutely spectacular! Beautiful pie! What a pleasure to watch Tia beautiful video! Congratulations in every possible way!

[@m.p.2534]

Ah... Thank you for another splendid recipe Mrs Crocombe !!! I know what I will cook for my grandmother next week, she will adore it !!! 🌻

[@carolynpurser7469]

Looks delicious! Love seeing the pie after it was sliced. Always enjoy seeing how these wonderful dishes look on the inside as well.

[@HalfLatinaJoy86]

Out of all the recipes, this one by far looks like I'd love it the best. I can't wait to try this! 😀

[@suyashdabhade5013]

Here we are....liking the video even before it premieres.....Mrs. Crocombe stan ❤

[@jessicab2202]

Yay, a new video! I wonder what those beautiful metal decorations are, do they have a proper name? I’d love some to decorate my cakes and pies!