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 togeth...