My 1st Ever Apple Pie ~ Success!

I recently purchased a bag of wholemeal pastry flour and decided to try pie crust again..

for my double crusted apple pie:

1 cup APF, sifted

1 cup wholemeal pastry flour

2 tbsp soft brown sugar

1/2 tsp sea salt

7oz cold butter, cubed

* using my fingers, rubbed all the above ingredients together till small pebble size

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1 egg, 1 tbsp cream, 2 tbsp lemon juice

mixed together

then using a fork

stir into the flour mixture to combine

pat the mixture together gently and shaped into a ball

put in the fridge to chill for 10 mins.

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divide the dough into two, using 1 part - pressed firmly into bottom

of pie dish and up the sides, leveling the top edge,

prick the surface with a fork,

bake in preheated 200F oven for 8 mins

while I prepare the

the filling:

3 green apples and 1 red apple, peeled cored and diced,

tossed in with 2 tbsp soft brown sugar and a generous sprinking of cinnamon powder

and a generous large handful of raisins

mix well to distribute the cinnamon powder

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pile the apple filling into prebaked crust

cover with balance of the crust which I rolled out thinly

stab this top crust with the knife to provide breathing hole for hot vapors

to ensure that the bottom crust do not turn soggy

bake for 35 mins

brush the top of pie with jam for a shiny finish!

leave to cool completely before slicing and serving it

with a scoop or two of your fav ice cream!

BTW had it for breakfast too this morning.

DH tasted a mouthful and ask what to scoop the ice cream with?

with the ice cream scoop of course I replied.

cut up the pie and pack three slices into individual containers in readiness

for DH to scoop as much ice cream he wants to top it off and eat!

two slices came to work with me today for bossman

Extremely pleased with this apple pie!

YUMMS! Flaky, nice crunch and the filling is nicely done without being soft!
and of course I baked Lena's Wholegrain Bread too