Shortcrust Pastry Apple Pie Recipe

Put to chill whilst preparing the apples.

Shortcrust pastry apple pie recipe. Put in the preheated oven in the middle shelf for 45 minutes at 200 degrees. This gives the apple tart a nice glazed appearance. Peel core and thickly slice the apples toss with the lemon rind and juice the flour sugar and cinnamon.

Bake in the oven for 30 40 minutes or until the pie pastry is lightly golden and crispy. Simmer stirring often for 10 minutes until sugar has dissolved and apples are just tender. Begin by making the pastry as described in shortcrust pastry see related recipe below.

Pile into the pastry bases. When you remove the cooked apple tart from the oven immediately add a small amount of milk with a brush and throw some sugar around the top. Meanwhile peel quarter and core the apples and then cut them into very thin slices straight into a bowl water containing the juice of half a lemon to stop the apple browning.

When the pie is cooked it. Prick the surface of the pastry lightly before placing the pie in the oven. Then leave it to rest in a polythene bag in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.

Cut a 3 4 slits into the top of the pastry. Preheat oven to 200 c 400 f gas mark 6. Set aside to cool.

Pre heat oven to 200 c 180 c fan forced. Add the butter sugar cinnamon stick and clove to the apples. Add a small amount of milk to the pastry.