Perfect Autumn Apple Pie

Don’t let those local home-grown apples go to waste, here’s a delicious apple pie recipe to be served warm with a great big dollop of cream.

Ingredients

For the pastry

• 255g Plain Flour
• 140g Butter
• 6 Tsp Cold Water
• Pinch of Salt

For the filling

• 3 Large Bramley Cooking Apples (chopped, stewed and cooled)
• Brown Sugar (to taste)

Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6. Sieve the flour and salt into a bowl.

Rub in the butter until the mixture looks fine breadcrumbs.

Add the cold water to the flour mixture. Using a knife, mix the water into the flour, using your hand to firm up the mixture. The pastry should be of an even colour and suitable consistency for rolling.

Divide the pastry into two halves. Take one half and roll it out so that it is big enough to cover an 20cm/8in enamel or aluminium plate. Trim the edges with a knife using the edge of the plate as your guide.

Cover the pastry with the stewed apples and sprinkle with sugar to taste.

Roll out the other half of the pastry. Moisten the edge of the bottom layer of pastry and place the second piece on top.

Press down on the pastry edges, making sure that they are properly sealed. Trim off any excess pastry with a knife in a downward motion, again using the plate as your guide.

With the excess pastry trim, why not add some ‘PIE’ letters like we have, moisten the back of each letter with water and place on top.

Prick the surface of the pastry lightly before placing the pie in the oven. Cook for 20-30 minutes.

Slide on to a serving plate, dust with sugar and serve with a big dollop of cream.