WHIMSICAL TREATS
APPLE PIE WITH PASSIONFRUIT CREAM
PREP + COOK TIME 1 HOUR 40 MINUTES (+ COOLING) SERVES 8
8 medium apples (1.2kg; see notes)
2/3 cup (150g) caster sugar
½ cup (125ml) water
2 tablespoons white sugar
PASTRY
4½ cups (675g) self–raising flour
1/3 cup (55g) icing sugar
185g cold butter, chopped
1 egg, beaten lightly
1 egg yolk
¾ cup (180ml) milk, approximately
PASSIONFRUIT CREAM
300ml thickened cream
2 passionfruit, halved, pulp removed
1 Peel, quarter and core apples; slice thickly. Place apples, caster sugar and the water in a saucepan; cover, bring to the boil. Reduce heat; simmer for 10 minutes or until apples are just tender. Gently spoon the apple mixture into a large colander or strainer to drain. Cool to room temperature.
2 Preheat oven to 200°C/180°C fan. Grease a 20cm x 30cm lamington pan. Line base and long sides with baking paper, extending paper 5cm over sides.
3 Make pastry.
Divide pastry in half. Roll half the pastry on a floured surface until large enough to line base and sides of pan with a 1cm overhang on all sides. Lift pastry into pan; ease into base and sides. Spread cooled apple mixture into pastry case; brush edges with a little extra milk. Roll out two-thirds of the remaining pastry until large enough to generously cover
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