Dutch Apple Pie Mary Berry Food

DUTCH APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Combine 1/2 cup sugar, 2 tablespoons flour, and cinnamon. Pour over apples in crust. Sprinkle lemon juice on top.
• Cut 1/2 cup sugar, 1/2 cup flour, and 1/2 cup butter or margarine together, and top pie with the mixture.
• Take two 15 inch pieces of parchment paper and enclose pie; fold edges up 3 times. Place on a baking sheet.
• Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour. Remove from oven, split parchment open and cool pie on wire rack. DO NOT open parchment covering while baking! Serve warm, or at room temperature.

CLASSIC APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Arrange half the apple slices in the bottom of a shallow 900ml pie dish and sprinkle with the caster sugar. Arrange the cloves evenly among the apples. Cover with the remaining apple slices and add 3 tablespoons cold water. To make the pastry, measure the flour into a bowl. Add the diced butter and white vegetable fat and rub in with your fingertips until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Add about 2 tablespoons cold water and mix to a firm dough. Roll out the dough on a lightly floured work surface to a size that will cover the top of the pie dish. Lift the dough onto the dish and trim the edges. If you like, cut the trimmings into decorative shapes, such as leaves, and lightly press onto the dough. Chill in the fridge for 30 minutes. Preheat the oven to 200°C/fan 180°C/gas 6. Brush the pie with a little milk, then sprinkle the top with sugar. Make a small slit in the centre of the pie for the steam to escape. Bake in the preheated oven for 40-45 minutes or until the apples are tender and the pastry is crisp and pale golden. Cover the pie loosely with foil towards the end of the cooking time, if the pastry starts to brown before the apples are cooked. You can freeze the pie after cooking and when completely cool. Leave to defrost almost completely before reheating and serving. Uncooked homemade pastry is an excellent standby for the freezer. Pack it in separate quantities of 225g (8oz) and 450g (1lb), labelling it clearly. Defrost in the fridge or kitchen until pliable enough to roll and use.

FAVORITE DUTCH APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Mix flour, brown sugar, oats and butter; reserve 1-1/2 cups mixture for topping. Press remaining mixture onto bottom and up sides of an ungreased 9-in. pie plate. , In a large saucepan, mix sugar, cornstarch and water until smooth; bring to a boil. Cook and stir until thickened, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in apples and vanilla. Pour into crust. Crumble topping over filling., Bake until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbly, 40-45 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.

DUTCH CRANBERRY-APPLE PIE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, toss apples with lemon juice; add the cranberries, raisins and walnuts. Combine the brown sugar, cornstarch, orange zest, cinnamon and nutmeg; add to apple mixture and toss gently to coat., On a floured surface, roll out dough to fit a 9-in. pie plate; transfer to plate. Trim crust to 1/2 in. beyond rim of plate; flute edges. Fill with apple mixture and dot with butter., For topping, combine flour and brown sugar; cut in butter until crumbly. Sprinkle over filling. Bake at 350° for 50-60 minutes or until topping is golden brown and filling is bubbly. If necessary, cover edges with foil during the last 15 minutes to prevent overbrowning.

DUTCH APPLE CAKE DESSERT

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200c/390f/gas mark 6. Line a cake tin with greaseproof paper.
• Using a whisk (electric or manual), whisk the eggs, caster sugar and vanilla extract in a large bowl until the mixture is thick and mousse like and the whisk leaves a figure of eight pattern.
• Melt the butter in a saucepan with the milk, then pour onto the egg and sugar mixture, whisking all the time. Sift the flour, cinnamon and baking powder and fold carefully into the mixture so that there are no lumps of flour. Pour the mixture into the prepared tin and smooth the surface.
• Arrange the apple slices over the batter (they will sink during cooking). Sprinkle over a tablespoon of sugar and bake in the oven for 10 minutes, then reduce the oven temperature to 180c/350f/gas mark 4 and bake for a further 20-25 minutes or until well risen or goldne brown.
• Remove the cake from the oven and allow to cool a little. Serve warm with double cream. Any left overs can be eaten cold or can be warmed in the microwave well, just for a few seconds.