Pie anyone ….. APPLE???

Preparation Time: 40 mins

Serving for 5 to 7 persons

Ingredients

Crust:

8 oz plain flour

a pinch of salt

6 oz butter

1 rounded spoonful sugar

1 egg yolk

3 tbsp fresh milk

Fillings:

5 green apples (Granny Smith)

¾cup sugar

1 rounded tsp mixed spices (cinnamon, nutmeg and all spices)

1 tsp lemon juice

1 tbsp cold water

2 oz butter

6 tbsp plain flour

1 tsp lemon juice

Method

1. Sift flour and salt in a mixing bowl.

2. Cut butter in small cubes into the flour. Use fingers to work on the flour (should have a crumble-like look)

3. Add egg and mix the flour mixture

4. Add milk until flour pulls away from sides of the bowl

5. Separate dough into 2 equal parts and refrigerate while preparing apples

6. Shave the skin of the apples and cut in slices of 2 mm thick (remove core), add spices and lemon juice

7. Add filling ingredients to the apples

8. Remove dough from refrigerate. Lay a non greased paper and dust with plain flour.

9. Dust the rolling pin and even spread the dough. Put the dough on a 7 inches container

10. Fill apples in the crust and roll the other portion of dough

11. Spread the second portion of dough over the apple filling. Use a fork to poke holes on the surface of the dough

Note

To squeeze lemon, always rub the lemon on the table to soften the skin. This would enable you to squeeze more easily.

Poking of holes on the surface of the crust is to allow the heat to dissipate within the filling while baking.