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This pie is based on a 9 inch pie tin.

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What you need:

Pie Crust:

- 2 1/2 Cups Plain Flour

- 3 tbsp Caster Sugar

- 1 tsp Salt

- 1 Cup Vegan Butter - Cubed and Chilled

- 4 tbsp Cold Water

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Filling:

- 6-7 cored and thinly sliced Apples - we used Granny Smith

- 1 tsp Cinnamon

- 1 tsp Nutmeg

- 1/2 tsp Lemon Juice

- 8 tbsp vegan butter

- 1/2 Cup Water

- 1/2 Cup Granulated Sugar

- Plant based Milk - to do a milk wash

- 1 tsp Demerara Sugar - to sprinkle on top

Instructions:

Pie Crust Instructions:

- In a large bowl, combine the Flour, Sugar and Salt.

- Add in the butter and work it into your flour with your hands or a mixer.

- Gradually add in water and keep kneading the dough until it all comes together.

- Divide the dough into two balls, one for the base and one for the lattice, and place in the refrigerator for half and hour.

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Filling Instructions:

- With a saucepan on a medium heat, add the butter into the pan until melted.

- Mix in the flour and allow to simmer for a minute

- Whilst constantly stirring, add in the Water and Sugar and bring to a boil.

- Once it begins to bubble, minimize the heat back to a simmer for 3 minutes whilst still stirring.

- Take the sauce off the boil and leave on a cool hob.

- Take your peeled and cored Apples and place into a bowl.

- Season with Cinnamon, Nutmeg and Lemon and toss all together in a bowl.

- Add the sauce into the bowl and mix in with the seasoned Apples.

- Flour a clean surface and and roll out one half of your pastry crust into a circle.

- Transfer your pastry into your Pie tin and using a folk, prick some holes into the base crust.

- Pour in the Apple filling into your pie tin.

- Roll out the second half of your dough and cut into 10 even strips.

-Going one by one, lay the stripes on and weave them together.

-With any excess pasty, make some decorations to place on top.

-Bake for 40-50 minutes at 180C.

-Once golden brown, take out of the oven and serve.

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Once cooled, refrigerate the pie to keep fresh.

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AND ENJOY!

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