Fancy treating the family to a homemade dessert this weekend? Check out the recipe for our delicious home made deep filled apple pie below…
Deep Filled Apple Pie
Filling
- 140g caster sugar, plus 2 tsp for sprinkling
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 20g cornflour
- 600g Granny Smith Apples, peeled, cored, sliced
Pastry
- 400g plain flour, plus extra rolling
- 20g caster sugar
- 1 lemon, zest only
- 250g cold butter, cut into cubes
- 1 egg
- 1 egg yolk
- Cold water
Method
1. For the pastry, place the flour, sugar and lemon zest into a bowl and rub in the butter until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Add the egg and stir with a round-bladed knife until the mixture forms a dough. If it is a bit dry add a little water to bring it together.
2. Sit aside one-third of the pastry for the lid. Roll out the remaining pastry on a lightly floured surface until the thickness of a pound coin and 5-7cm/2-3in larger than the pie dish. Lift the pastry over the rolling pin and lower it gently into the pie dish.
3. Press the pastry firmly into the dish and up the sides, making sure there are no air bubbles. Chill the fridge for half an hour.
4. Preheat the oven to 180c.
5. For the filling, mix the sugar, cinnamon and cornflour in a large bowl. Stir in the apples. Place the apple filling into the pie dish, making sure that it rises above the edge. Brush the rim of the dish with beaten egg.
6. Roll out the reserved ball of pastry. Cover the pie with the pastry and press the edges together firmly to seal. Using a sharp knife, trim off the excess pastry, then gently crimp all around the edge. Make a few small holes in the centre of the pie with the tip of a knife. Glaze the top with beaten egg.
7. Lightly knead the pastry trimmings and re-roll. Cut into leaf shapes place all around the edge of the pie, slightly overlapping each other, and glaze with more egg. Sprinkle the pie with sugar and bake in the centre of the oven for 45-55 minutes or golden-brown all over and the apples are tender.
