Ingredients
The following ingredients have 8 Servings
- 4 (600g) medium red-skinned apples
- 1 cup (220g) caster sugar
- 2 teaspoon finely grated lemon rind
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 3 cup (750ml) water
- 2 cup (300g) plain flour
- 1 tablespoon caster sugar, extra
- 125 gram cold unsalted butter, chopped
- 1/3 cup iced water
- 2 tablespoon milk
- 3 tablespoons demerara sugar
- 1 tablespoon flaked natural almonds
Instruction
- Peel and core apples; cut into sixths. Place apple in a medium saucepan with caster sugar, rind, juice and the water. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat to low; simmer for 10 minutes or until tender. Using a slotted spoon, transfer apple to a medium bowl. Simmer syrup, uncovered, for 15 minutes or until reduced to ¾ cup. Cool.
- Meanwhile, process flour, extra sugar and butter until crumbly. Add enough of the iced water to process until ingredients come together. Press dough into a ball, enclose in plastic wrap; refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 180°C.
- Roll dough between two large sheets of baking paper into a 35cm round. Remove top layer of paper; carefully slide dough on paper onto a large oven tray.
- Pile apple into the centre of the dough, leaving a 7cm border. Fold pastry edge up and around apple. Brush milk over pastry; sprinkle with demerara sugar.
- Bake pie for 40 minutes or until the pastry is golden brown. Just before serving, spoon some of the syrup over the pie; sprinkle with almonds.
