Ingredients
- 225 gm Plain Flour
- 55 gm Icing Sugar A Healthy pinch of Salt
- 1 x Orange, (zest)
- 225 gm Unsalted Butter
- 1 x Egg
- 1 Tbsp. Lowfat milk
- 350 gm Apples, (peeled and cored)
- 25 gm Butter
- 25 gm Caster Sugar
- 350 gm Strawberries
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Little Apple And Strawberry Pies Made With An Orange Pastry
Servings: 4
Directions
- 1. In a large bowl, sift the flour, icing sugar and salt together, stir in the orange zest. Rub in the butter to give a breadcrumb texture. Make a well in the flour, mix the egg with the lowfat milk and then gradually add in to the flour to create a dough. Wrap in cling film and leave to rest in the refrigerator for at least 30 min.
- 2. Preheat the oven to 180 c / 350 f / Gas Mark 4 and grease a tray of standard muffin tins. Make the filling, put the apples, sugar, butter and orange juice in a pan and simmer gently till the apples are just tender.
- Remove from the heat and allow to cold before adding the strawberry pcs.
- 3. Divide the pastry in half and roll out to 1/4 inch thick. Using a pastry cutter, cut out ten 4 inch circles and use to line the greased muffin tins, prick the base with a fork and leave to rest in the fridge for at least 15 min. Roll out the remaining pastry and using a 2 1/2 inch pastry cutter, cut out ten lids.
- 4. Line the muffin tins with greaseproof paper and baking tins and bake blind in the preheated oven for 5 min, remove the greaseproof paper and beans and continue to cook for 5 min. Spoon the apple and strawberry mix into the pastry cases and then moisten the edges of the pastry with a little of the orange juice, place the lids on top and make a small hole in the top of each. Brush the tops with a little egg and bake for 20 min.
- 5. Serve the little pies with fresh custard
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