The Ultimate Apple Pie

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 100 g butter
• 200 g plain flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 tablespoons water
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 2 tablespoons soft brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 800 g apples, peeled
• lemon juice (optional)
• 1 egg, beaten

Recipe

• 1 pre-heat oven to 230 degrees c and grease a pie dish.
• 2 in a food processor, process butter and flour until fine breadcrumbs form.
• 3 transfer mixture to a large bowl and at salt. with a fork work in the water a tablespoon at a time until the mixture forms a dough and cames away from the sides of the bowl.
• 4 leave dough to rest for 20 minutes in a cool place.
• 5 meanwhile quarter and slice apples and in a separate bowl mix flour, sugar, cinammon and nutmeg.
• 6 take pastry and cut into two unequal pieces. roll the larger piece out to fill the pie dish.
• 7 sprinkle half the spice mixture on the bottom of the pastry and fill the dish up with apples. piling them high in the middle.
• 8 sprinkle the remaining spice mixture over the top and sprinkle with a little lemon juice (optional).
• 9 roll out the rest of the pastry and cover the pie pressing down the edges and sealing with a little beaten egg.
• 10 glaze the pie with some more of the egg and cut a slit in the top.
• 11 bake in the pre-heated oven for 10 minutes.
• 12 remove from the oven and glaze a second time. turn oven down to 180 degrees c and return pie to oven.
• 13 bake for another 25 minutes glazing a third time if you like.
• 14 serve on its own or sith lashings of whipped cream.