Hungarian apple pie
Serves: 6
Ingredients
- 250g plain flour
- 120g butter cut into cubes
- 120ml (approx.) cold water
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 egg, beaten
- 2 tbsp strawberry jam
- 10 medium cooking apples, grated and drained of excess fluid
- 75g ground almonds
- 50g sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- beaten egg + milk to glaze
Method
- Preaheat the oven to 200C/Gas 6.
- Grease and line a 23cm square baking tin.
- Sieve the flour into a mixing bowl. Add the butter and rub in with your fingers until you have a breadcrumb consistency.
- Add the water, salt and egg and bring together with your hands to make a ball of dough.
- Divide the dough into two.
- Roll out one half on a lightly floured surface and use to line the base of the baking tin.
- Spread with the strawberry jam.
- Mix together the apples, almonds, sugar and cinnamon in a bowl and spread over the jam.
- Roll out the remaining pastry and place on top of the apples.
- Brush with beaten egg or egg and milk to glaze and prick with a fork.
- Bake for 40 mins until golden. Sprinkle with icing sugar before serving.
