Spiced apple pie
Never heard ‘it’s as Nepalese as apple pie’? Try this classic with a twist and you’ll be converted
Difficulty and servings
Serves 6 - 8
Preparation and cooking times
Prep 40 mins
Cook 1 hr min 1 hr 20 mins
uncooked, if pastry not frozen
- Heat oven to 220C/fan 200C/gas 7. Peel, core and quarter the apples, then cut into 1cm slices. Toss together with the lemon juice, then dab dry with kitchen paper so that the pie isn't too watery. If you are using whole cardamom pods, split open the shell, remove the seed from inside and grind using a pestle and mortar. Mix into the apples with the flour and sugar, then toss to get everything coated.
- Cut away a third of the pastry to divide into two pieces. Dust a little flour over a work surface, then roll out the larger piece to roughly 28cm wide and as thick as a £1 coin. Lift the pastry up (try loosely wrapping around a rolling pin) and spread over the bottom of a 22cm pie dish. Roll out the smaller piece of pastry a little larger than the top of the pie.
- Pile up the apples inside and paint around the rim of the pie with milk. Lift the smaller circle of pastry on top. Press down to seal the pie, then trim around the edge of the pie with a sharp knife and discard the excess pastry. Use your fingers to indent around the pie and form a crimped edge.
- Make a few slits in the pastry so that steam can escape, then brush all over with milk and sprinkle with extra sugar. Bake for 20 mins, then reduce oven to 190C/fan 170C/gas 5 and cook for 50 mins-1hr until the pastry is golden and crisp. If it starts to darken too much, cover with tin foil, but make sure you cook it uncovered for the final 10 mins so that the pastry can crisp. Serve warm or cold with whipped cream, ice cream or custard.
Nutrition per serving (for 6)
522 kcalories, protein 5g, carbohydrate 76g, fat 24 g, saturated fat 11g, fibre 6g, salt 0.36 g
Recipe from Good Food magazine, September 2005.
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Difficulty and servings
Serves 6 - 8
Preparation and cooking times
Prep 40 mins
Cook 1 hr min 1 hr 20 mins
uncooked, if pastry not frozen
Serve warm or cold
Ingredients
Nutrition per serving (for 6)
522 kcalories, protein 5g, carbohydrate 76g, fat 24 g, saturated fat 11g, fibre 6g, salt 0.36 g
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