Apple pie...

Yep...I baked my first apple pie yesterday, french apple pie to be precise. Enjoyed it with my neighbour,the Tans upstairs. Yummy! Dear hubby had 3 slices and well, verdict is I'll bake it again. Here's the recipe if you like to try bake one yourself too...

French Apple Pie


Pastry:
200g plain flour, sifted
100g butter
90g icing sugar sifted
1 egg yolk

Filling:
70g butter
70g castor sugar
1 egg, beaten
70g ground almond
20g plain flour, sifted
3-4 green apples, peeled, cored and sliced

Glaze :
2 tbsp apricotjam, heated until soft

1. For the pastry, rub butter into flour until mixture resembles bread crumbs. Add icing sugar and mix well. Add egg yolk and mixed until a dough is formed. Chill in the fridge for 15 minutes

1. For the filling, cream butter and sugar, add egg and beat till light and fluffy, fold in almonds and flour.


2. Roll out the dough to 3mm thickness and use it to line a 22cm pie dish, pour in the filiing and level up.


3. Arrange apple slices on top and bake at 190*C for 40 – 45 minutes (bake on the lower shelf to prevent the top from being too brown.


4. Remove from the oven. Glaze with apricot jam.