This is almost exactly how my mother made one of her sugary fruit pies. You will need a loose-bottomed 20cm tart tin and a flat baking sheet, which should be placed in the oven at the outset.
Serves 4
butter 40g, fridge cold
ready‑rolled all-butter puff pastry 1 x 320g packet
gooseberries 600g, topped and tailed
caster sugar 5 tbsp, plus a little extra for the pastry crust
cornflour 1 tbsp
cloves 6, buds pinched off from the stalk, then crumbled
egg 1, beaten
