American Apple Pie best served with ice cream, custard or creme. Your family and guest will love it.

Ingredients

• 225g butter,
• Room temperature 50g golden caster sugar
• 2 eggs
• 350g plain flour
• 675g (approx. 4) Bramley Apples
• 75-100g Soft brown sugar
• Zest of 1 orange or lemon
• 6 cloves
• 1 tablespoon plain flour
• 25g butter
• 175g prepared short crust pastry
• 1-2 teaspoons caster sugar

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 200°c.
2. Beat the butter and sugar in a large bowl until just mixed. Break in a whole egg and a yolk. Beat together for 1min.
3. Work in the flour with a wooden spoon, a third at a time, once it begins to form lumps gather it together with your hands. Gently work the dough into a ball, wrap in cling film, and chill for 45mins.
4. Line your pie dish with a thin layer of cooled pastry, rolled on a flour surface. Part bake for 10mins or until a light golden colour.
5. Whilst part baking, peel, core and cut apples into thick slices. Mix together the sugar, zest, cloves and flour.
6. Place a third of the apple in your dish and sprinkle with half the sugar mix.
7. Add half the remaining apples and sugar and then place last apples on top.
8. Cut the butter into small cubes and dot over the apples.
9. Roll the pastry out to an oblong on a floured surface 4cm larger than the dish.
10. Cut out a 2cm strip.
11. Dampen edges of pie dish with a little water then place the strip around the edge.
12. Dampen the pastry edge and place the pastry lid on top. Press the edges firmly together and use a fork to flake the edges.
13. Brush pastry with a little water and sprinkle with caster sugar.
14. Bake for 15mins then reduce oven to 180°c and cook for 30mins more or until the pastry is golden.

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