Honey spiced apple pie

Serves: 8

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Total Time: 100

Prep Time: 55

Cook Time: 45

• For the Pastry
• 300 gram(s) plain flour
• 150 gram(s) unsalted butter or margarine
• 3 tablespoon(s) icing sugar
• 1 teaspoon(s) mixed spice
• 1  egg
• For The filling
• 3  eggs
• 3 tablespoon(s) clear honey
• 1 teaspoon(s) mixed spice
• 2 teaspoon(s) ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon(s) lemon juice
• 2 tablespoon(s) breadcrumbs
• 4  eating apples - peeled and grated
• 2  eating apples - peeled and sliced
• Glaze: 4 tablespoons apricot jam -melted with 2 teaspoons of water
• Garnish: A dusting of icing sugar and mixed spice

Method

1. ) Combine all the pastry ingredients in to a food processor until a dough has formed. Add a little water if the mixture is slightly dry. Remove from the plastic bowl, wrap in cling form. Flatten and place in the refrigerator for a minimum of 30 minutes to relax.
2. ) Pre- heat the oven to 200 C/ 400 F/ Gas mark 6.
3. ) To make the filling, whisk together the eggs and honey together until thick. Add the mixed spice, cinnamon, lemon juice, breadcrumbs and grated apple. Set aside.
4. ) Roll out the pastry so that it fits a 22 cm/ 9 inch loose based pie tin. Cover with foil; insert baking beans and blind bake for 20 minutes.
5. ) Remove baking beans and foil from the pastry case and pour in the prepared apple mixture.
6. ) Arrange the sliced apples on top in a circular pattern.
7. ) Bake for 40 minutes.
8. ) Glaze the cooked pie with apricot jam.
9. To serve the stylish way: Dust with icing sugar and mixed spice.
10. Courtesy of Denise Phillips, www.jewishcookery.com

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