Apple Pie

Baking Dessert

Ingredients

  • 2 sheets shortcrust pastry
  • ~8 apples, peeled, cored, and sliced
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 3 tbsp flour
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup white sugar

Method

  1. Preheat oven to 220°C and grease a pie dish.
  2. In a saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Stir in flour to form a paste.
  3. Add water, brown sugar, and white sugar. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer.
  4. Line the base of the pie dish with one sheet of pastry.
  5. Add sliced apples, filling generously (mounding is fine).
  6. Cut the second pastry sheet into strips and lattice over the top of the pie.
  7. Slowly pour the sugar mixture over the lattice, allowing it to soak in evenly without spilling off.
  8. Bake at 220°C for 15 minutes, then reduce the temperature to 175°C and bake for another 30–40 minutes until golden and bubbling.