A classic: Apple Pie!

Everything about baking an apple pie during winter, sounds right to me. Always evokes an image of a hot and steaming pie kept on a windowsill while the neighborhood kids stir up trouble. Hanna-Barbera's influence, you see! There is nothing more classic than the apple cinnamon tryst. Some might consider it blasphemous but I enjoy my slice with a hot cup of Americano. 

Ingredients 

For the pastry 

1) 2 cups plain flour
2) 100 gms butter
3) 1/4-1/2 cup cold water

For the filling 

1) 5 apples
2) 1/4 cup flour
3) 1/2 cup castor sugar
4) 2 tbsp lemon juice
5) 1 tbsp cinnamon powder
6) 1 tsp nutmeg powder

Recipe:

1) To make the pastry dough, add butter to the flour and mix gently using your hands. It should resemble a light yellow crumb. Add the cold water to form the dough. Wrap in a clingfilm and chill for 30 mins in the refrigerator.
2) Use 3/4th of the dough to make the base of your apple pie. Blind bake the base in a preheated oven(220 C) for 10-15 minutes.
3) Mix all the ingredients of the filling, together. Line your pie base with the filling and use the rest of the dough to make the pie top(as shown in the picture). Bake in a preheated oven(180 C) for 40-45 minutes or until the sides and the top become golden brown. Serve hot!

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