Perfect Apple Pie
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Ingredients
- 4 large Baking Apples Apple
- 4oz/ 100g Sugar
- 2 level teaspoons Cornflour
- 1 level teaspoon Cinnamon
- Grating Nutmeg
- 2 tablespoons Raisins optional
- 1 pack ready rolled Shortcrust Pastry Frozen
Accompaniment
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Description
This ia apple pie as it should be cooked with all the trimmings and little extra ingredients to make it stand out from the rest, perfect every time
Method
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Peel,quarter and core the apples, cut into slices 1 eighth in thick.
Put them into a bowl with all the remaining ingredients.
Lay pastry into an 8inch piedish.
Fill the dish with the apple mounding it in the centre.
Cover with the pastry pressing both edges together.
Make cuts in th top of the pie for steam to ecape.
Beat an egg white and brush onto pastry.
Scatter a thin layer of granulated sugar over the top.
Bake in a hot oven. Gas Mark7 for 10 mins then reduce to Gas Mark 5 for a further 40 mins or until the apple feels tender and the pastry is a rich golden colour.
Chef's Tips
It is important to make cuts in th top of the pie for steam to ecape or the top crust of the pie will crack and break and the apple will not cook properly
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