Ultimate apple pie

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Recipe by Angela Nilsen

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1. Put a layer of paper towels on a large baking sheet. Quarter, core, peel and slice the apples about 5mm thick and lay evenly on the baking sheet. Put paper towels on top and set aside while you make and chill the pastry.
2. For the pastry, beat the butter and sugar in a large bowl until just mixed. Break in a whole egg and a yolk (keep the white for glazing later). Beat together for just under 1 min - it will look a bit like scrambled egg. Now work in the flour with a wooden spoon, a third at a time, until it's beginning to clump up, then finish gathering it together with your hands. Gently work the dough into a ball, wrap in cling film, and chill for 45 mins. Now mix the 140g/5oz sugar, the cinnamon and flour for the filling in a bowl that is large enough to take the apples later.
3. After the pastry has chilled, heat the oven to 190C/fan 170C/gas 5. Lightly beat the egg white with a fork. Cut off a third of the pastry and keep it wrapped while you roll out the rest, and use this to line a pie tin - 20-22cm round and 4cm deep - leaving a slight overhang. Roll the remaining third to a circle about 28cm in diameter. Pat the apples dry with kitchen paper, and tip them into the bowl with the cinnamon-sugar mix. Give a quick mix with your hands and immediately pile high into the pastry-lined tin.
4. Brush a little water around the pastry rim and lay the pastry lid over the apples pressing the edges together to seal. Trim the edge with a sharp knife and make 5 little slashes on top of the lid for the steam to escape. (Can be frozen at this stage.) Brush it all with the egg white and sprinkle with caster sugar. Bake for 40-45 mins, until golden, then remove and let it sit for 5-10 mins. Sprinkle with more sugar and serve while still warm from the oven with softly whipped cream.

695 kcalories, protein 9g, carbohydrate 95g, fat 33 g, saturated fat 20g, fibre 4g, salt 0.79 g

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• Donna

  11 November 2007

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  You usually can't go wrong with an apple pie using good Bramley apples. However. too simple can be too boring - add more cinnamon and less sugar.

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• dnolan

  15 November 2007

  dnolan rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I'd agree with the sugar comment, this recipe had way too much, I left part of it out and that was still too sweet. Great pie though!

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• Mimz

  01 January 2008

  Mimz rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I stuck with the sugar and cinnamon advice.. the pie turned out great . Looked and tasted perfect, thanx =)

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• Mouse

  09 January 2008

  Mouse commented on this recipe

  I have made this pie a couple of times as per recipe and did not find it too sweet. Perhaps it depends on the apples. I loved the pastry and found it very easy to make. Great.

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• Sam

  20 January 2008

  Sam rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I followed the recipe and did not reduce the sugar. Wow what a pie!!! and the pasty was amazing. I could not believe I actually made it. It looked fabulous and very easy. I will make all small ones next time and freeze some.

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• DeeJayP

  24 January 2008

  DeeJayP rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Terrific pie. Followed the recipe and it turned out wonderfully! We've all got a sweet tooth in this house though...?!

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• Clare

  13 April 2008

  Clare commented on this recipe

  Delcious pie - so easy to make and looks so professional! Will try and freeze one next time.

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• Sazzle

  18 May 2008

  Sazzle commented on this recipe

  I made this for dessert following a family Sunday lunch. It was the easiest I've made and definitely the tastiest. I also used a bit less sugar.

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• rdimbleby

  27 September 2008

  rdimbleby rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I made this with some apples a client had given me from their garden and I was worried about the comments over the sweetness of the dish as those I cook for don't have very sweet tooths. However I cooked it according to the recipe and everyone loved it. They felt it was just the right amount of sweetness and the apples cut through the sugar very well. Excellent dish and one I will no doubt be asked to make again.

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Ingredients

FOR THE FILLING

• 1kg Bramley apples
• 140g golden caster sugar
• ½ tsp cinnamon
• 3 tbsp flour

FOR THE PASTRY

• 225g butter , room temperature
• 50g golden caster sugar , plus extra
• 2 eggs
• 350g plain flour , preferably organic
• softly whipped cream , to serve

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Ingredients

FOR THE FILLING

• 1kg Bramley apples
• 140g golden caster sugar
• ½ tsp cinnamon
• 3 tbsp flour

FOR THE PASTRY

• 225g butter , room temperature
• 50g golden caster sugar , plus extra
• 2 eggs
• 350g plain flour , preferably organic
• softly whipped cream , to serve

695 kcalories, protein 9g, carbohydrate 95g, fat 33 g, saturated fat 20g, fibre 4g, salt 0.79 g

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