Apple Pie
There’s nothing quite like warm apple pie. This easy recipe uses ready-made shortcrust pastry.
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Ingredients
- 500 g Block of ready-made shortcrust pastry
- 900 g Bramley apples
- 150 g Golden caster sugar plus extra for sprinkling
- 2 tbsp Plain flour
- 1 tsp Cinnamon
- 1 Lemon
- 1 Egg lightly beaten
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180C.
- Cut the block of pastry in half. Sprinkle a little flour on a clean surface then roll out one half of the pastry to line a 20cm pie dish. Lay it all the way over so the pastry overlaps the edge.
- Pop it into the fridge for the moment, whilst you peel and chop the apples. Slice them into ½ cm pieces. Pat the apple slices dry with kitchen paper then put them in a large mixing bowl.
- Add the sugar, flour, cinnamon, and the zest of a lemon and mix it well.
- Pile the apples high into the pie base, then roll out the remaining piece of pastry.
- Lay the pastry over the top and press down the edges firmly. Crimp the edges, cut away any excess pastry then cut 2-3 slits in the top for steam to escape.
- Brush the pastry with the beaten egg, then sprinkle over some caster sugar.
- Bake the pie for 50 minutes, then leave it to stand for at least 5 minutes before dishing it up. Serve with cream, ice cream or custard and enjoy.
