Apple pie with a Halloween face
Apple and cinnamon pie with triangular eyes and a jagged mouth cut into the pastry lid.
Active time35 min
Cooking45 min
Total2 hResting : 30 min
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Ingredients
- 900 g apples
- 30 g butter
- 1 egg
- 3 g cinnamon
- 20 g cornflour
- 460 g all-butter shortcrust pastry
- 100 g sugar
Preparation
Peel and core the apples. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius. Cut the apples into thin slices and mix with the sugar, cinnamon and cornflour.
900 g apples3 g cinnamon20 g cornflour100 g sugar- oven
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Beat the egg in a bowl for glazing. Line a 24 centimetre pie tin with half the pastry. Add the apples and the butter in small pieces. Cut two triangular eyes and a jagged mouth into the other pastry disc before covering the pie; seal the edges and brush with egg.
30 g butter1 egg460 g all-butter shortcrust pastry- pie tin
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Bake for 45 minutes, until the pastry is golden and the apples are tender; cook for longer if necessary, protecting the edges. Leave to cool slightly for 30 minutes.
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Allergens
- Eggs
- Gluten
- Milk
Sources and credits
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