Traditional Apple pie

Name: Traditional Apple pie
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 8 portions
Ingredients: 100 g caster sugar; 200 g unsalted butter; 380 g plain flour; 1 egg; 1 pinch salt; 5 Granny Smith apples; 20 g freshly squeezed lemon juice; 30 g raw sugar; 30 g cornflour; 1 - 2 pinches ground cinnamon; ½ tsp ground nutmeg; egg yolk

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Prep. 15min

Total 1 h 30min

8 portions

Ingredients

caster sugar
100 g
unsalted butter chilled, cut into small pieces
200 g
plain flour plus extra to dust
380 g
egg
1
salt
1 pinch
Granny Smith apples (approx 800 g), peeled, cored and cut into pieces (1-2 cm)
5
sultanas (optional) soaked in Earl grey tea or apple juice, then drained (approx. 1hr)
50 g
freshly squeezed lemon juice
20 g
raw sugar plus extra to sprinkle
30 g
cornflour
30 g
ground cinnamon
1 - 2 pinches
ground nutmeg
½ tsp
egg yolk to brush