Classic Apple Pie

Ingredients

For 6 servings

• 8 piece Granny Smith apples, thinly sliced
• 23 g lemon juice
• 150 g caster sugar
• 55 g brown sugar
• 16 g plain flour
• 2 g ground cinnamon
• 1 g nutmeg
• 1.5 g salt
• 28 g unsalted butter, diced
• 1 piece egg, beaten
• 24 g demerara sugar
• 300 g plain flour, for the pastry
• 12 g caster sugar, for the pastry
• 6 g salt, for the pastry
• 225 g cold unsalted butter, cubed
• 60 g ice water

Method

1. 1

   Rub the cold butter into the flour, sugar and salt to crumbs, then add ice water to bring to a dough. Divide, wrap and chill for an hour.

2. 2

   Heat the oven to 190°C. Toss the apples with the lemon juice, then with the sugars, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt.

3. 3

   Roll out one disc, line a pie dish and fill with the apples; dot with butter.

4. 4

   Roll the second disc, lay over the filling, seal and trim, then cut vents.

5. 5

   Brush with beaten egg and sprinkle with demerara sugar.

6. 6

   Bake for 50–60 minutes, until golden and bubbling; cool before slicing.