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Apple pie

With cream, and no discussion about it.

Apple pie
Photo: Shisma, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. A photo of the dish, not of these exact recipes.

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How to make apple pie

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Deep dish, no soggy bottom

100 minutes · serves 8 · Medium

What you need

  • 350g plain flour
  • 175g cold butter
  • 1 egg
  • 1kg bramley apples
  • 120g sugar
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tbsp cornflour

What you do

  1. 1Rub butter into flour to breadcrumbs, bind with egg and a splash of water. Rest 30 minutes cold.
  2. 2Cook the apples with sugar and cinnamon for 5 minutes first, then cool completely.
  3. 3Blind bake the base 15 minutes at 190C — this is the whole soggy-bottom problem solved.
  4. 4Cornflour through the filling to catch the juice, then lid on, sealed and vented.
  5. 5Bake 40 minutes. Rest an hour before cutting or it floods the plate.