Andrea's Apple Pie

Oven-to-Table Ceramic Pie Dish

Set of Eight Pie Dishes

Serves six to eight

Apple pie is an essential part of life! This pie can either be prepared using refrigerated short crust pastry or your favourite recipe. The pie can be topped with the traditional crust or with attractive leaf cut-outs. Use various sizes of leaf-shaped cookie cutters. Coat the cut-outs with the beaten egg, bake separately and scatter on finished pie top. Serve with a dish of vanilla ice cream for added sparkle.

Ingredients

• 1 package refrigerated pie crust (or your favourite short crust recipe for a double crust pie)
• 8-10 large Bramley apples
• 120-180g (4-6oz) sugar, depending on sweetness of apples
• 60g (2oz) flour
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon nutmeg
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 115g (4oz) butter, cut into chunks
• 1 egg, beaten

Method

1. Preheat oven to 350ºF (180ºC or Gas Mark 4).
2. Spray large pie dish with non-stick oil.
3. In a small bowl combine sugar, salt, flour, cinnamon and nutmeg. Set aside.
4. Peel, core and cut apples into thin slices. Put the sliced apples in a large bowl, add the dry ingredients and toss to lightly coat.
5. Using one pastry sheet, line the prepared pie dish. Add the apple mixture.
6. Cover the apples with the second sheet of pastry, crimp edges and cut four or five holes for steam vents.
7. Coat with beaten egg and bake in preheated oven on a parchment-lined baking sheet to catch any liquid that runs over.
8. Allow pie to cool for one hour before slicing.

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