Hi Guys,
Hubbie just made the most wonderful pie which hes taken from elizabeth david book.
I would suggest that you make 2 as there yummy!!
Ingrediants
Pommes Au Beurre
700g Sweet apple peeled & Cored
60g Butter
3tbsp caster suger
small glass of calvados
Pastry
170g plain flour
85g butter
3 tbsp caster sugar
2 tbsp ice cold water
pinch of salt
Slice the apples thinly and evenly.
Melt the butter in a frying pan.
Put in your apple slices, add the caster sugar and cook gently until the apples are pale golden and transparent. Pour calvados over set light to it and shake the pan until flames die down.
Preheat oven to 200 degrees C, Greese 8inch tin with a little butter.
Shift the flour, salt and sugar together. Rub the butter into a dry mix until crumbly, Add the cold water to moisten. Shape the mixture into a ball and immediately place int the tin, spreading it with fingers. Brush edges with milk, arrange apples without juice in overlapping circles. Keep a nice peice for centre. Bake for 25-30 min.
When ready reheat the juices. Remove he tin from the oven and add some of the juices on the top of the apples aling with a sprinkling of caster sugar.
Return to the oven for one Min.
Lock kitchen door remove pie and leave to cool.
Cut into slices and eat yours, unlock the door and let the rest of the family in!!
We had some apple left over so hes made a boozy apple sauce for the pork hes having tommorrow :-)
Cambourne7
