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Quick and easy apple pie

Quick and easy apple pie

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What could be better than this, warm and delicious apple pie that's quick and easy to make? Enjoy with ice cream or custard.

Serves: 4-6
Skill level: Easy peasy

Ingredients

1. Replace the grated orange rind with 2tsp of ground cinnamon, add to the soft brown sugar and flour. 2. Add about 2-3 whole cloves to each layer of apples in the pie dish. 3. Add 75g cut mixed peel to the apple layer.

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For the filling:

675g apples
75 - 100g soft brown sugar
Grated rind and juice of 1 orange
1tsp of mixed spice
1tbsp plain white flour
25g butter

For the crust:

175g prepared shortcrust pastry
1 - 2tsp caster sugar

Method

Preheat the oven to 200ºC/400ºF/gas 6, 15 mins before baking the pie.
Peel and core the apples and then cut into thick slices and reserve. Mix together the sugar, grated orange rind, mixed spice and flour.
Place a third of the apple slices in the base of a 1.2 litre deep pie dish and sprinkle with half the sugar mixture, cover with half the remaining apples and sugar then arrange the rest of the apples on top. Pour the orange juice over.
Cut the butter into small pieces and dot over the apples.
Roll the pasty out to an oblong on a lightly floured surface about 4cm larger than the pie dish then cut out a 1.25cm strip. Dampen edges of pie dish with a little water then place the thin strip on the pie dish edge. Dampen the pastry edge then place the pastry lid in position. Press edges firmly together and using the back of a knife flake the edges together. If you like, any pastry trimming can be used to decorate the top.
Brush pastry with a little water and sprinkle with the caster sugar. Bake in a preheated oven for 15 mins then reduce oven temperature to 180ºC/350ºF/gas 4 and continue to cook for 30 mins or until the pastry is golden brown.
The pie can be sprinkled with a little more sugar after baking, if you like. Serve warm with cream, custard or ice cream.

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