EASY APPLE PIE for National Pie Week

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil is lower in saturated fat.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey is a natural sweetener.

flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: all-purpose flour

Whole wheat flour adds fiber.

Grease the pie dish.

Slice Bramley apples and cut Braeburn apples into small chunks.

Soak the apples in water with a bit of lemon juice, then drain them.

Add the apples to a pan and warm them through.

Add a small dash of water to the apples in the pan.

Add 100 grams of golden caster sugar to the apples and mix.

Taste the apple mixture to adjust sweetness as needed.

Add half a teaspoon of cinnamon to the apples while they cook down.

Add 150 grams of jumbo raisins to the apple mixture.

Cook the apple mixture for 3-4 more minutes until slightly softened, but not mushy.

Line the pie dish with shortcrust pastry, piling up the apple mixture inside.

Cover the apple mixture with puff pastry, sealing the edges well.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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Dietary

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