Description
An utterly delicious apple pie that looks beautiful when you decorate the top with a pastry lattice.
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup butter, softened
- 2 eggs, beaten, divided
- ⅓ cup white sugar
- 1 tablespoon white sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 pounds tart apples – peeled, cored, and sliced
- ½ cup sultana raisins
- ¼ cup white sugar
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch cake pan.
- Combine flour
- butter
- 1 1/2 egg
- 1/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar
- and 1 teaspoon cinnamon in a large bowl. Knead by hand to form a smooth
- consistent dough.
- Turn dough out onto a lightly floured work surface. Roll out 3/4 of the dough into a 10-inch circle; press over the bottom and sides of the prepared cake pan.
- Mix apples
- sultanas
- 1/4 cup white sugar
- and 1 tablespoon cinnamon together in a bowl. Spread over the dough in the cake pan.
- Roll out remaining dough into a circle; cut into strips about 1/3-inch wide. Form an X in the center of the tart with the 2 longest strips. Create a lattice by weaving vertical and horizontal strips in an over-and-under pattern
- using the shortest strips for the edges. Press ends of the strips firmly to the edge of the tart; trim excess dough with a knife.
- Brush remaining beaten egg over the dough.
- Bake in the preheated oven until pastry is light brown
- 60 to 65 minutes.
Prep Time: 25 mins
Cook Time: 1 hr
Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins
Servings: 8