Winter Warmers Part Three: Sweet Apple Pies

December is here...and Christmas is less than three weeks away!

Today's recipe is perfect for those family meal times, when you just need a hearty dish after a long chilly day at work or school.

Ingredients:
1KG Bramley cooking apples
140g caster sugar
0.5tsp cinnamon
3tbsp flour

350g plain flour (plus a little extra for dusting)
225g softened butter
50g caster sugar
2 eggs

Method:
Put a layer of kitchen roll on a large baking tray.
Peel, core and slice the apples about 5mm thick and lay evenly on the baking tray.
Put kitchen roll on top and set aside while you make the pastry.
For the pastry, rub the butter and sugar together in a large bowl until it resembles breadcrumbs.
Break in a whole egg and a yolk (keep the white for glazing).
Beat together for about a minute-it will look a bit like scrambled egg.
Now work in the flour with a wooden spoon, a third at a time, until it begins to clump up, then finish gathering it together with your hands.
Gently work the dough into a ball, wrap in cling film, and chill for 45 minutes.
Now mix the 140g sugar, cinnamon and flour for the filling in a bowl that is large enough to take the apples later.
After the pastry has chilled, heat the oven to 190C.
Lightly beat the egg white with a fork.
Cut off a third of the pastry and keep it wrapped while you roll out the rest, and use this to line a pie tin – 20-22cm round and 4cm deep – leaving a slight overhang.
Roll the remaining third to a circle about 28cm in diameter.
Pat the apples dry with kitchen roll, and tip them into the bowl with the cinnamon mix.
Give it a quick mix with your hands and pile into the pastry-lined tin.
Brush a little water around the pastry rim and lay the pastry lid over the apples pressing the edges together to form a seal.
Trim the edge with a sharp knife and make 5 little slashes on top of the lid (this will allow the steam to escape).
Brush the top with the remaining egg white and sprinkle with a little caster sugar.
Bake for 40-45 minutes, until golden brown, and then remove and let it sit for 5-10 minutes.
Sprinkle with more sugar and serve while still warm from the oven.

Serving Suggestions:
Ice cream
Softly whipped double cream
Pouring cream
Custard

And there you have it!
The third instalment of our winter warmer series!

Happy Monday

Charley x



*This is a BBC Good Food recipe and has been a family favourite for years. All rights to BBC Good Food.*

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