- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Servings: 6 – 8
- Category: Cakes
Ingredients
- 8 ounces Short Crust Pastry
- 8 ounces Plain Flour
- 1 ounce Castor Sugar
- 3 – 4 ounces Hard Margarine
- 1 beaten Egg
- A little Water
Filling
- 5 – 6 Cooking Apples
- Sugar to sweeten
Method
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Grease a 7 inch round dish
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Blind bake 5 oz of your pastry. Seal for an extra 2 min with a little beaten egg.
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Stew your apples to barely soft, drain excess water and add sugar to taste( check for sweetness)
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Fill your pie dish with apples, and cover with remainder of your pastry .
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Brush with a little beaten egg and gently prick with a fork in a few places.
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Bake at 160°C until golden brown for about 30 minutes.
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Sprinkle with icing sugar when serving.
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Tip! Hold back some of your beaten egg for sealing pastry after blind baking and for brushing at the end