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Working in pairs, produce a batch of individual
Apple pies. Serve and taste. |
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Year 7: Apple Pies |
Shortcrust |
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Ingredients: Shortcrust
pastry: ·
200g plain flour ·
100g block margarine ·
4 tablespoons cold water ·
Milk and sugar to glaze |
Filling: ·
2 large cooking
apples ·
100g sugar ·
Nutmeg or
Cinnamon to taste |
Glaze |
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Golden |
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Method: 1.
Heat oven to 180
degrees. 2.
Put the flour
and margarine in a mixing bowl and rub together with fingertips until it
looks like bread crumbs. 3.
Add water 1 tablespoon
at a time until you have a firm, but not sticky dough. Wrap dough in cling film
and chill in refrigerator while you prepare
the filling. 4.
Peel, remove,
core and chop apples. 5.
Put apple in a
saucepan along with sugar, nutmeg or cinnamon and a small amount of water. Gently
heat until apples start to soften. Taste. 6.
Roll out your
pastry and cut into circles to fit base of your pie tin, also cut circles for
lids. 7.
Fill pies with
apple mix. Place on lids, brush with a little milk and sprinkle of sugar. 8.
Bake for 15-20
minutes until golden brown, this will depend on size of your pie. Allow to
cool before removing from tin. |
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