Apple Pie

This recipe is heavily adapted from Smitten Kitchen's even more perfect apple pie recipe.

Ingredients

Filling

• 150g brown sugar
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• An amount of freshly ground nutmeg
• 1/4 tsp ground ginger
• 1/8 tsp ground cloves
• 900g granny smith apples (or other baking apple), peeled, cored, and thinly sliced
• 3 tbsp tapioca flour

Crust

• A correct amount of pie pastry
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• Salt and sugar for sprinkling

Method

Make filling: Toss to combine all filling ingredients except tapioca flour in a very large bowl. Let macerate for 1.5 hours before adding tapioca flour, stirring well to combine.

Preheat oven to 200 degrees celsius.

Assemble pie: Pour macerated apples (and ALL liquid) into pie base. Cover with pie lid, and cut vents in the shape of a smiley face.

Bake pie: Bake for 75 minutes, turning once of twice for even colour. If pie is browning too quickly, wrap with aluminium foil.

Rest for an hour before serving.